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The Essence of the Old Testament: A Survey is unavailable, but you can change that!

The Essence of the Old Testament surveys the books from Genesis to Malachi. Based on thirty years of scholarly research and classroom teaching, a team of biblical scholars from Liberty University provides a practical, readable, and insightful introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures in canonical order. This uniquely illustrated, full-color volume features book introductions, background studies,...

The books of 1 and 2 Kings tell the story of the kings of Israel (northern kingdom) and Judah (southern kingdom) from the time of David until the Babylonian captivity some 400 years later. Written from the perspective of the prophets, the book of Kings (Hb. melakim) was undoubtedly one book in its original form. Patterson and Austel observe, “Thematically the continuity of Elijah narrative (1 Kings 17–2 Kings 2), itself part of the prophetic section
1 Kings–2 Kings