Authors: David Dorsey
ISBN-13: 9780801027932, ISBN-10: 0801027934
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Date Published: August 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)
David A. Dorsey (Ph.D., Dropsie College) is professor of Old Testament at the Evangelical School of Theology in Myerstown, Pennsylvania. He is the author of The Roads and Highways of Ancient Israel.
Dorsey proceeds book-by-book through the entire Old Testament, identifying the structure and offering commentary as to how it clarifies the text's meaning. He illuminates the "big picture" of each book, providing a framework for further study.
"This book will become a standard reference tool for all serious students of the Bible."--Temper Longman III, Westmont College
Unit 1 | Introduction | |
1 | Introduction | 15 |
2 | Literary units | 21 |
3 | Arrangement of units | 26 |
4 | Structure and meaning | 36 |
5 | Value of structural analysis | 42 |
Unit 2 | Book of the law of Moses | |
6 | Book of the law : historical prologue : Genesis 1:1-Exodus 19:2 | 47 |
7 | Book of the law : treaty at Sinai : Exodus 19:3-Numbers 10:10 | 72 |
8 | Book of the law : historical conclusion : Numbers 10:11-Joshua 24:33 | 84 |
9 | Book of the law : structural unity | 97 |
Unit 3 | Historical books | |
10 | Judges : Israel's downward spiral | 105 |
11 | Ruth : the power of kindness | 121 |
12 | Samuel : David - a man after God's heart | 129 |
13 | Kings : Israel's revolt against God | 137 |
14 | Chronicles : encouraging stories from Israel's history | 145 |
15 | Ezra - Nehemiah : God's people return to Jerusalem | 158 |
16 | Esther : divine providence protects God's people | 162 |
Unit 4 | Poetic books | |
17 | Job : where can wisdom be found? | 167 |
18 | Psalms : Israel's hymns and prayers to God | 173 |
19 | Proverbs : Yahweh - the source of all wisdom | 187 |
20 | Ecclesiastes : God alone holds the key to life's meaning | 192 |
21 | Song of songs : love - the flame of Yahweh | 199 |
Unit 5 | Major prophets | |
22 | Isaiah : trust in Yahweh alone | 217 |
23 | Jeremiah : prophet to a hostile nation | 236 |
24 | Lamentations : his mercies are new every morning | 246 |
25 | Ezekiel : visions of the glory of God | 253 |
26 | Daniel : God's supremacy over all earthly powers | 259 |
Unit 6 | Minor prophets | |
27 | Hosea : come home, unfaithful Israel | 265 |
28 | Joel : Yahweh thunders at the head of his army | 273 |
29 | Amos : the lion has roared | 277 |
30 | Obadiah : Edom's fall and Judah's rise | 287 |
31 | Jonah : a lesson on mercy | 290 |
32 | Micah : walk humbly with your God | 296 |
33 | Nahum : where now is the lion's den? | 301 |
34 | Habakkuk : the just shall live by faith | 306 |
35 | Zephaniah : the day of Yahweh is near | 310 |
36 | Haggai : rebuild the temple! | 315 |
37 | Zachariah : Yahweh will again live among his people | 317 |
38 | Malachi : how have we robbed God? | 321 |
Unit 7 | Conclusion | |
39 | Some final thoughts | 327 |