This volume traces the literature and history of the Hebrew nation in an easy-to-follow outline form. Includes recommended readings and exercises for further study or discussion. It is recommended for all interested students of God's Word. Kivar.
Author(s): W. T. Purkiser
Publisher: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City
Year: 1955
Language: English
Pages: 472
Chapter I. This is God's word 13
Chapter II. Why the old testament? 43
Chapter III. The Dawn of History 66
Chapter IV. The Age of the Patriarchs 91
Chapter V. Moses and the Law 116
Chapter VI. Possessing the Promised Land 143
Chapter VII. Establishing the Kingdom 169
Chapter VIII. Solomon and the Temple 196
Chapter IX. Hebrew Poetry and the Psalms 218
Chapter X. The Wisdom Literature 249
Chapter XI. The northern kingdom and its Prophets 276
Chapter XII. The Beginning of Judah's Decline 302
Chapter XIII. The golden age of Prophecy 326
Chapter XIV. The Fall of Judah 353
Chapter XV. The Exile and Restoration 380
Chapter XVI. The message and meaning of the old testament 407
Appendix I 439
Appendix II 456
Bibliography 459
Index 466
