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| List of Maps and Tables | |
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| The Design and Use of the Book | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Abbreviations | |
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| Fundamentals | |
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| About the Old Testament | |
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| The Big Story Line/Plotline | |
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| Reorientation | |
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| Expectations and Procedures | |
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| Writing and Books | |
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| Pentateuch | |
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| Original Meaning | |
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| Old Testament Story Line | |
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| History Story Line | |
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| Literary Perspective | |
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| Bridging Contexts | |
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| Plotline of the Pentateuch | |
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| Purpose of Each Book | |
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| Dealing with Story | |
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| Theological Perspectives | |
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| Contrast: Religious Belief in the Ancient World | |
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| Contemporary Significance | |
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| Scenario: Evolution and the Bible | |
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| Recapitulation | |
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| The Fall Today | |
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| Significance of the Faith of Abraham | |
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| Old Covenant/New Covenant | |
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| What Are All of These Laws Doing in My Bible If the Law Is Obsolete? | |
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| Scenario: Law | |
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| Recapitulation | |
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| What Does Sacred Space Mean to Me? | |
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| A Sense of the Holy | |
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| Historical Literature | |
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| Original Meaning | |
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| Old Testament Story Line | |
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| World History Story Line | |
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| Literary Perspective | |
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| Bridging Contexts | |
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| Plotline of the Historical Literature | |
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| Purpose of Each Book | |
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| Understanding Historical Literature | |
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| Pedestals and Role Models | |
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| Theological Perspectives | |
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| Contemporary Significance | |
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| History Seems Boring and Irrelevant to Me-Help! | |
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| Scenario: Using Historical Literature Today | |
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| Recapitulation | |
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| How Can We View History Biblically? | |
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| How Should We View the Bible Historically? | |
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| Prophets | |
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| Original Meaning | |
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| Story Line of the Prophets in Their Times | |
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| Literary Perspective | |
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| Bridging Contexts | |
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| Purpose of Prophetic Books | |
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| Prediction, Prophets, and God | |
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| Fulfillment and Revelation | |
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| Theological Perspectives | |
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| Contemporary Significance | |
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| Scenario: Read Today's Headlines in the Bible | |
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| Thinking about Prophecy | |
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| Indictment Today | |
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| Judgment Today | |
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| Instruction Today | |
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| Aftermath Today | |
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| Recapitulation | |
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| Wisdom Literature | |
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| Original Meaning | |
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| What Is Wisdom? | |
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| Retribution Principle | |
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| Story Line: Job | |
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| Literary Perspective | |
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| Bridging Contexts | |
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| Proverbs and Truth | |
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| Purpose Book by Book | |
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| Theological Perspectives | |
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| Contemporary Significance | |
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| Scenario: Retribution Principle Today | |
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| Recapitulation | |
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| When Life Goes Wrong | |
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| Seeking Fulfillment in Life | |
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| Proverbs and the Family | |
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| The Power of Sex | |
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| Psalms | |
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| Original Meaning | |
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| Summary of Content | |
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| Literary Perspective | |
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| Bridging Contexts | |
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| Purpose: Kingship in Psalms | |
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| Psalms as Revelation | |
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| Theological Perspectives | |
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| Contemporary Significance | |
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| Contemporary Worship and the Psalms | |
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| What Do We Expect from God and What Does He Expect from Us? | |
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| Scenario: Trusting God When He Doesn't Seem to Hear | |
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| Recapitulation | |
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| Devotional Use of Psalms | |
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| Epilogue | |
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| Plotline of the Old Testament Continued to the New Testament | |
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| How Do the Old and New Testaments Relate? | |
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| Were Israelites "Saved"? | |
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| Interpreting the Old Testament in Light of the New and the New in Light of the Old | |
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| What Have We Learned? | |
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| Overall Theme | |
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| What to Do with It | |
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| You Will Know That I Am Yahweh | |
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| Appendix: Reading through the Old Testament | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |