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The first part of David Hinson’s three-part introduction to the Old Testament gives a fascinating account of the history of Jews and their emerging consciousness as the People of God. Topics covered include: the Patriarchs and the beginnings of history; the Exodus; the Twelve Tribes; the first Kings; the two kingdoms of Israel and Judah; and chapters on the Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian, Greek...

to his own wife, and was expelled (Gen. 12:10–20). In any case Egypt was beyond the limits of the land God had given to him (Gen. 15:18). Many of the stories preserved about Abraham are concerned with the problem:how could God’s purposes be fulfilled unless he had descendants? It might have seemed sufficient for a close relative to inherit the promises of God, perhaps Abraham’s nephew Lot. But Abraham parted company with his nephew (Gen. 13:8–13). They remained on good terms, and Abraham came
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