The Old Testament Explorer: Discovering The Essence, Background, And Meaning Of Every Book In The Old Testament / CHARLES DYER, GENE MERRILL / FOREWORD BY CHARLES R. SWINDOLL / Word Publishing 2001 / Hardcover 

ISBN-13: 9780849914478 / 978-0849914478 

ISBN-10: 0849914477

Printed in the USA 

Pages 861

!!! Condition of Book is USED - VERY GOOD !!!

From the Back Cover:

As handy as a Boy Scout pocketknife with six blades, The Old Testament Explorer is a unique Bible study tool. It is not a detailed word-by-word These tools have their place, but the Explorer serves the more ambitious purpose of providing clear analysis and to-the-point introductory material for every book in the Old Testament.

Have you forgotten what era Habakkuk addressed? Do you need a quick review of Ecclesiastes to help you prepare for your next class, or do you need to brush up on the latest scholarly estimates of Ezekiel or Nehemiah? Just open this thoughtfully crafted volume, and a few pages later you'll be up to speed on the Old Testament section you have chosen.

Written in contemporary, understandable language by two skilled Bible expositors with impeccable academic credentials, from beginning to end this book reflects their high view of biblical inspiration and their immense respect for God's holy Word. So you can trust the maps they trace and the charts they plot to guide you through unfamiliar trails in less-studied sections of the Old Testament. Especially helpful are these elements:

• Complete but concise outlines of every Old Testament book
• Inserts that highlight real-life insights contained in many passages
• Sections that identify each Bible author's theological emphasis
• Brief but convincing arguments for the unity of books often dissected by scholars

If you are a busy pastor facing heavy preaching demands, a dedicated Sunday school teacher struggling to prepare for each week's Bible lesson, or a lay person looking for insight into the Scriptures, you'll be glad to have this book in your hands. In fact, you will probably keep it right on your desk so it will be handy for the kind of quick but careful Bible study your lifestyle demands.

From the Inside Flap:

Whether crossing the wastelands of central Asia, sailing around the Cape of Good Hope, or scaling the Rocky Mountains to find the Pacific, explorers are driven by the urge to discover something they have not experienced before.

The title of this volume suggests that studying the Scriptures can provide this sort of exhilarating adventure. Exploring, discovering, traversing, analyzing, and probing-that's the essence of both the feats of famous world explorers and those who venture into the distant ranges of Bible truth.

Marco Polo, Columbus, and Lewis and Clark are no more heroic than the serious student of the Old Testament. Their fabled treks through uncharted territories stretched them to their limits, requiring all the ingenuity and grit they could muster, but no more than a serious journey through Jeremiah or a trail- blazing expedition through Deuteronomy may demand of a modern biblical explorer.

For the soul-stretching exploration of Old Testament terrain, scholars Charles Dyer and Gene Merrill offer us extensive help in this volume:

• Clear analysis of every paragraph of the Old Testament
• Careful mapping of each Old Testament author's purpose in writing
• A succinct introduction for each book
• Markers along the path to help us see how these Scriptures relate to life
• Current bibliographies to chart the path for further study of every book

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Word Publishing; 1st Edition, 1st Printing (February 6, 2001)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 861 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0849914477
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0849914478
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.7 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 2 x 9.5 inches