BEGINNERS GUIDE TO THE OLD TESTAMENT PB

This book is your first step on a great journey of discovery. Join Robert Davidson on a journey of discovery that will fascinate you and refresh your viewpoint. Many people are curious about the Old Testament - what does it mean in today's world? Just finding a way to start reading it can be a challenge. How do we handle the Old Testament? This simple and straightforward book opens up the Old Testament, focusing your attention on its spiritual value. What may have seemed remote becomes both challenging and exciting. The Old Testament becomes at least as relevant as the New Testament. The Old Testament comprises many well-loved stories and many others that are more obscure. There are accounts of kings and slaves, priests and prophets. There are laws and poetry and genealogies. It is vital to our understanding of the New Testament, yet its complexity can be daunting. A Beginner's Guide to the Old Testament helps us through these complex Scriptures. Robert Davidson shows us how the landscape of the Middle East influenced events, and tells us about the people who lived there, how to approach each of the many books of the Old Testament and how the Old Testament was put together.