Encountering the Old Testament: A Christian Survey
- ISBN-10
- 0801049539
- ISBN-13
- 9780801049538
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 560
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-08-18
- Publisher
- Baker Academic
- Authors
- Bill T. Arnold, Bryan E. Beyer
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.
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