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| Preface | |
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| Editor's Note to the Student | |
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| Editor's Note to the Instructor | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Getting Ready to Discover the Old Testament | |
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| Biblical History: An Introduction | |
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| The Old Testament as Scripture | |
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| Interpreting the Old Testament | |
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| The World of the Old Testament | |
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| Discovering the Pentateuch | |
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| Israel's View of the World: Genesis 1-11 | |
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| God's Covenant with Abraham: Genesis 12-25 | |
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| The Covenant Family: Genesis 26-50 | |
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| The Birth of a Nation: Exodus 1-18 | |
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| The Covenant Community: Exodus 19-40 | |
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| Israel in the Wilderness: Leviticus and Numbers | |
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| Instructions for Life in the Land: Deuteronomy | |
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| Discovering the Historical Books | |
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| Israel in the Promised Land: Joshua | |
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| Israel's Moral and Spiritual Crises: Judges and Ruth | |
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| Transition to Monarchy: 1 Samuel | |
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| A Kingdom with a Royal House: 2 Samuel | |
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| The Kingdom Divided (Part 1): 1 Kings | |
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| The Kingdom Divided (Part 2): 2 Kings | |
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| The Exile and Restoration | |
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| History Revisited: 1 and 2 Chronicles | |
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| The Building of Community Life: Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther | |
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| Discovering the Poetic and Wisdom Books | |
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| Israel's Poetry and Wisdom | |
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| Suffering of the Righteous: Job | |
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| Israel's Songs of Praise: Psalms | |
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| Instructions on Life: Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs | |
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| Discovering the Prophetic Books | |
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| Israel's Prophetic Voices | |
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| Isaiah | |
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| Jeremiah and Lamentations | |
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| Ezekiel | |
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| Daniel | |
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| Hosea, Joel, Amos, and Obadiah | |
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| Jonah, Micah, Nahum, and Habakkuk | |
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| Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi | |
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| Jewish History from 331 to 63 B.C. | |
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| Notes | |
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| Subject Index | |
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| Name Index | |