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Author La Sor, William Sanford.

Title Old Testament survey : the message, form, and background of the Old Testament / by William Sanford LaSor, David Allan Hubbard, Frederic Wm. Bush ; with contributions by Leslie C. Allen .. [and others]..

Publication Info. Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans, 1996.

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Location Call No. Status
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  221.61 L345O    Check Shelf
Edition Second edition.
Description xvii, 860 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 699-742) and indexes.
Contents PART ONE : The Torah. The Pentateuch -- Genesis : primeval prologue -- Genesis : Patriarchal history -- Exodus : historical background -- Exodus : message -- Leviticus -- Numbers -- Deuteronomy -- -- PART TWO : The prophets. The former prophets -- Joshua -- Judges -- Birth of the monarchy (1 Sam. 1:1-2 Sam. 5:10) -- Israel's golden age : David and Solomon (2 Sam. 5:11-1 Kgs. 11:43) -- Divided monarchy (1 Kgs. 12:1-2 Kgs. 18:12) -- Judah alone (2 Kgs. 18-25) -- Prophets and prophecy -- Hebrew poetry -- Amos -- Hosea -- Micah -- Isaiah : background -- Isaiah : message -- Zephaniah, Nahum, and Habakkuk -- Jeremiah -- Ezekiel -- Obadiah and Joel -- Jonah -- Haggai -- Zechariah -- Malachi -- -- PART THREE : The writings. Introduction to the writings -- Psalms -- Wisdom literature -- Proverbs -- Job -- Ecclesiastes -- The Song of Songs -- Ruth -- Lamentations -- The scroll of Esther -- The Chronicler's perspective -- Ezra-Nehemiah -- Daniel -- -- PART FOUR : The background. The authority of the Old Testament for Christians -- Revelation and inspiration -- The concept of canon -- Formation of the Old Testament -- Geography -- The chronological puzzle -- Archaeology -- Messianic prophecy.
Subject Bible. Old Testament -- Introductions.
Added Author Hubbard, David Allan.
Bush, Frederic William.
Allen, Leslie C.
ISBN 0802837883 cloth alkaline paper
9780802837882 cloth alkaline paper
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