03143cam a2200349 i 450000100090000000300060000900500170001500800410003201000160007302000280008902000310011703500200014804001540016805000240032208200150034610000290036124502050039025000170059526400490061230000710066133600260073233700280075833800270078650400690081350512040088252005450208663000420263165500450267370000260271870000280274470000210277234564785OCoLC20210201140745.0960402s1996    miuab    b    001 0 eng    a   96014385  a0802837883qalk. paper)  a9780802837882qalk. paper)  a(OCoLC)34564785  aDLCbengerdacDLCdBAKERdNLGGCdBTCTAdYDXCPdLMRdVLBdXPQdBDXdOCLCOdOCLCAdOCLCQdOCLCOdOCLCFdCFTdOCLCAdOCLCQdJ9UdIHTdSJGdOCLCQdCIRBC00aBS1140.2b.L25 199600a221.612201 aLa Sor, William Sanford.10aOld Testament survey :bthe message, form, and background of the Old Testament /cby William Sanford LaSor, David Allan Hubbard, Frederic Wm. Bush ; with contributions by Leslie C. Allen [and others].  a2nd edition. 1aGrand Rapids, Mich. :bW.B. Eerdmans,c1996.  axvii, 860 pages :billustrations (some color), color maps ;c25 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 699-742) and indexes.0 aPART 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 (2 Sam. 5:11-1 Kgs. 11:43) -- Divided monarchy (1 Kgs. 12:1-2 Kgs. 18:12) -- Judah alone (2 Kgs. 18-25) -- Prophets and prophecy -- Hebrew poetry -- Amos -- Hosea -- Micah -- Isaiah : background -- Isaiah : message -- Zephaniah, Nahum, and Habakkuk -- Jeremiah -- Ezekiel -- Obadiah and Joel -- Jonah -- Haggai -- Zechariah -- Malachi -- -- PART THREE : The writings. Introduction to the writings -- Psalms -- Wisdom literature -- Proverbs -- Job -- Ecclesiastes -- The Song of Songs -- Ruth -- Lamentations -- The scroll of Esther -- The Chronicler's perspective -- Ezra-Nehemiah -- Daniel -- -- PART FOUR : The background. The authority of the Old Testament for Christians -- Revelation and inspiration -- The concept of canon -- Formation of the Old Testament -- Geography -- The chronological puzzle -- Archaeology -- Messianic prophecy.8 a"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"--cJacket.00aBible.pOld TestamentvIntroductions. 7aIntroductions.2fast0(OCoLC)fst014238331 aHubbard, David Allan.1 aBush, Frederic William.1 aAllen, Leslie C.