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THE WORLD AND THE WORD

An Introduction to the Old Testament

Eugene H. Merrill

Mark F. Rooker

Michael A. Grisanti

Nashville, Tennessee

The World and the Word: An Introduction to the Old Testament

ISBN: 978-0-8054-4031-7

Published by B&H Publishing Group

Nashville, Tennessee

Dewey Decimal Classification: 221.07

Subject Heading: BIBLE. O.T.—STUDY \ DOCTRINAL THEOLOGY \ CHRISTIANITY—DOCTRINE

Scripture quotations marked NASB are from the New American Standard Bible.© The Lockman Foundation, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977. Used by permission.

Scripture quotations marked NRSV are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

DEDICATION

The impetus for this work has come largely from interacting with students for nearly fifty years in the classroom and outside it about issues pertaining to the Bible—its origins, development, character, authority, and meaning. An outflow of intense engagement with these budding scholars in an attempt to deal with their concerns has sharpened my own sense of curiosity, reflection, and research. I therefore dedicate my portion of this project to these committed servants of Christ and students of His word.

Eugene H. Merrill

To former and current students whom I have had the privilege to teach at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Mark F. Rooker

I am supremely grateful for the greatest blessing in my life, besides my salvation: my loving and faithful wife, my אַשֶׁת־חַיִל (Prov. 31:10).

Michael A. Grisanti

Contents

List of Abbreviations

Preface

Acknowledgments

The Old Testament Time Line

Chapter 1: Introduction

PART 1: THE WORLD OF THE OLD TESTAMENT

Chapter 2: The Historical Setting of the Old Testament

Chapter 3: The Cultural World of the Old Testament/

Chapter 4: Ancient Near Eastern Literature and the Old Testament

PART 2: THE TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT

Chapter 5: The Composition of the Old Testament

Chapter 6: The Canonicity of the Old Testament

Chapter 7: The Transmission and Textual Criticism of the Old Testament

PART 3: APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT

Chapter 8: The Development of the Historical Critical Method

Chapter 9: The Present State of Old Testament Scholarship

PART 4: THE PENTATEUCH

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About The World and the Word: An Introduction to the Old Testament

The World and the Word is a fresh introduction to the Old Testament driven largely by the fact that so much Christian preaching and teaching today increasingly ignores what is eighty percent of the Bible. Authors Eugene Merrill, Mark Rooker, and Michael Grisanti work through the world and text of the Old Testament always making three major points:

• The Old Testament is a rich source of theology and doctrine that is presupposed by the New Testament. Without it, Christian theology would be seriously deficient.

• Mastery of the Old Testament is crucial to an understanding of the New Testament.

• The Old Testament offers, by teaching and example, practical principles of belief and behavior for contemporary times. Who God was and what He did then can be replicated in the lives of men and women today.

Separating the verifiable biblical and extra-biblical data from the various interpretations of that same information, the book further shows how the Old Testament forms the platform and matrix from which sprang the life, ministry, and teachings of Jesus and the church. The World and the Word will help students see an entry point into the very heart and design of God who loves them and wishes to make them the special object of His grace.

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