Understanding the Old Testament / Bernhard W. Anderson. [print]

Introduction: the Old Testament as the story of a people The sense of tradition The story of the Bible The creation of a people The beginnings of Israel The nature of the tradition The oral tradition The prologue to the Exodus Population unrest in the fertile crescent The God of Israel's ancestors The descent into Egypt The oppression in Egypt Liberation from bondage The role of Moses The disclosure of God's name The contest with Pharaoh The victory at the sea Covenant in the wilderness Guidance in the wilderness The covenant at Sinai Covenant and law The breaking of the covenant The mosaic faith The Promised land A land flowing with milk and honey Years of wandering Detour via TtransJordan The invasion of Canaan Israel's conquest of Canaan : the deuteronomistic view An alternative view of the conquest in Joshua and Judges The nature of the Israelite occupation The formation of the tribal confederacy The formation of an all-Israelite epic From tradition to literature The scope of the old epic narrative Overview of Israel's epic narrative The primeval history The ancestral history The people's history The struggle between faith and culture Temptations of Canaanite culture Leaders in crisis The decline of the confederacy The last judge of Israel Israel becomes like the nations The throne of David A time of international favor Israel's rustic king David, architect of the Israelite state Solomon in all his glory New horizons of faith Prophetic troublers of Israel The background of prophecy A historian's view of the times The divided kingdom Prophet against four hundred Elijah, the Tishbite Elisha and the closing years of the Omri Dynasty Fallen is the virgin Israel The revolution of Jehu The age of Jeroboam The herdsman from Tekoa The prophecy of Hosea The fall of Samaria Judah's covenant with death The reign of Uzziah The book of Isaiah.

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