Old Testament Survey by Lasor, William Sanford -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Page Contents Acknowledgments for the Second Edition Acknowledgments for the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Contributors Maps Part One: The Torah

1: The Pentateuch 2: Genesis: Primeval Prologue 3: Genesis: Patriarchal History 4: Exodus: Historical Background 5: Exodus: Message 6: Leviticus 7: Numbers 8: Deuteronomy

Part Two: The Prophets

9: The Former Prophets 10: Joshua 11: Judges 12: Birth of the Monarchy (1 Sam. 1:1–2 Sam. 5:10) 13: Israel’s Golden Age: David and Solomon (2 Sam. 5:11–1 Kgs. 11:43) 14: Divided Monarchy (1 Kgs. 12:1–2 Kgs. 18:12) 15: Judah Alone (2 Kgs. 18–25) 16: Prophets and Prophecy 17: Hebrew Poetry 18: Amos 19: Hosea 20: Micah 21: Isaiah: Background 22: Isaiah: Message 23: Zephaniah, Nahum, and Habakkuk 24: Jeremiah 25: Ezekiel 26: Obadiah and Joel 27: Jonah 28: Haggai 29: Zechariah 30: Malachi

Part Three: The Writings

31: Introduction to the Writings 32: Psalms 33: Wisdom Literature 34: Proverbs 35: Job 36: Ecclesiastes 37: The Song of Songs 38: Ruth 39: Lamentations 40: The Scroll of Esther 41: The Chronicler’s Perspective 42: Ezra-Nehemiah 43: Daniel

Part Four: The Background

44: The Authority of the Old Testament for Christians 45: Revelation and Inspiration 46: The Concept of Canon 47: Formation of the Old Testament 48: Geography 49: The Chronological Puzzle 50: Archaeology 51: Messianic Prophecy

Abbreviations For Further Reading General Bibliography Endnotes Indexes