Survey of the Old Testament
Designed for laypeople, these commentaries deal seriously with the biblical text without being overly technical. Introductory information, doctrinal themes, problem passages, and practical applications are examined.
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In Survey of the Old Testament, with an overview of individual books, Paul Benware helps readers see the magnificent unity and the central theme of the Old Testament. Benware also helps readers understand God's covenant promises to Israel.
Great doctrinal truths are developed in the Old Testament. For example, significant revelations concerning the attributes of God are recorded. The New Testament, of course, concerns itself with the Person of God, but it is the Old Testament that gives us our basic understanding of God's majesty, power, holiness, and sovereignty. His love, goodness, and wisdom are the subjects of many psalms and numerous prophetic declarations. What can rival Isaiah 40 on the greatness of God or Psalm 23 on the loving care of God?
1. Introduction 2. The Inspiration of the Old Testament Part One: General Introduction 3. The Hebrew Manuscripts and the Early Versions 4. Lower Criticism of the Old Testament 5. The Canon of the Old Testament 6. History of the Documentary Theory of the Pentateuch 7. Higher Criticism of the Pentateuch in the Twentieth Century 8. The Authorship of the Pentateuch 9. Variations and Doublets as Criteria for Source Division 10. Late Words and Aramaisms as Criteria for Source Division 11. Wellhausen's Reconstruction of Hebrew History in the Preprophetic and Prophetic Periods 12. Wellhausen's Reconstruction of Hebrew History in the Priestly Period 13. Archaeological Evidence for the Antiquity of the Pentateuch Part Two: Special Introduction (Chapters on Individual Books)
