Old Testament Survey : The Message, Form, and Background of the Old Testament

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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.