TY - BOOK AU - La Sor,William Sanford AU - Hubbard,David Allan AU - Bush,Frederic William AU - Allen,Leslie C. TI - Old Testament survey: the message, form, and background of the Old Testament SN - 0802837883 AV - BS1140.2 .L25 1996 U1 - 221.6/1 20 PY - 1996/// CY - Grand Rapids, MI PB - William B Eerdmans Publishing Company KW - Bible KW - Old Testament KW - Introductions KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 699-742) and indexes; 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 N2 - "This standard textbook on the background, content, and message of the Old Testament is now thoroughly revised and updated and takes full account of new research in the field of Old Testament studies. This second edition features a new chapter on archaeology and the Old Testament by Robert E. Cooley, and other key chapters have been updated and expanded by leading scholars in the field of biblical studies£Leslie C. Allen, John E. Hartley, Robert L. Hubbard Jr., William B. Nelson Jr., Nancy Heidebrecht, and John E. McKenna"-- ER -