| Encountering the Old Testament: A Christian Survey Contributor(s): Arnold, Bill T. (Author), Beyer, Bryan E. (Author), Elwell, Walter A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0801049539 ISBN-13: 9780801049538 Publisher: Baker Academic OUR PRICE: $52.19 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament - Religion | Biblical Studies - Old Testament - General - Religion | Biblical Reference - General |
| Dewey: 221.6 |
| LCCN: 2015003290 |
| Series: Encountering Biblical Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 7" W x 9.2" (3.40 lbs) 560 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This new edition of a bestselling evangelical survey of the Old Testament (over 180,000 copies sold) has been thoroughly updated and features a beautiful new interior design. It is lavishly illustrated with four-color images, maps, and charts and retains the pedagogical features that have made the book so popular: - chapter outlines, objectives, and summaries - study questions - sidebars featuring primary source material, ethical and theological issues, and contemporary applications - lists of key terms, people, and places - further reading recommendations - endnotes and indexes The book is supplemented by web-based resources through Baker Academic's Textbook eSources, offering course help for professors and study aids for students. |
Contributor Bio(s): Arnold, Bill T.: - Bill T. Arnold (PhD, Hebrew Union College) is Paul S. Amos Professor of Old Testament Interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. He is the author or editor of more than a dozen books, including Ancient Israel's History, Who Were the Babylonians?, Encountering the Old Testament, Encountering the Book of Genesis, Dictionary of the Old Testament: Historical Books, A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax, and a commentary on 1 and 2 Samuel.Beyer, Bryan E.: - Bryan E. Beyer (PhD, Hebrew Union College) is dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Columbia International University in Columbia, South Carolina, where he has taught for more than twenty-five years. He is the author of Encountering the Book of Isaiah and coeditor (with Bill Arnold) of Readings from the Ancient Near East. |