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Chronological and Background Charts of the Old Testament (Zondervan Charts)

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I first purchased this chart book back in my college days (several years ago). Loved it then, and even more so now. Thank you Lord for tools like this. I've used it many times in bible study (either personal study or facilitating classes). You just can't beat the charts, brief explainations, clear format. The New Testament companion is great, as well as the Church History version, Theology version and Philosophy version. Definitely essentials in every person's library. And if not for you, get it for your kids. They really need to see things visually to understand anything anyway!

This book is a great resource for the Bible scholar, or just someone interested in studying the Old Testament.

The book is filled with charts and graphs that help to put the timeline and other events and prophecies of the Old Testament in perspective.

A very helpful tool!

Ever been reading through the Bible and had a hard time figuring out exactly how history fits into the Biblical narrative? Did Abraham get to play with his grandkids, Jacob and Esau? How long did the Flood last? How can one easily identify all the kings of Israel? If you answered, read a chart about it, you're absolutely correct!

Chronological and Background Charts of the Old Testament is an invaluable resource for any Bible student - layperson or scholar. 118 pages covering 102 charts on everything from Bible chronology to ancient Near Eastern history to comparisons of various Bible study methods, this book has the chart you need to help you put the Bible into context.

Great for personal use or group study, these charts provide the reader with unparalleled visual organization that get you the information you want without making you spend hours trying to figure it out. It's a great resource, and I certainly recommend it! Definitely came in handy during my college-level class on Genesis.

This book has the best set of reference charts I have found to date! Invaluable material as you read and study the Bible. I would highly recommend this to anyone who likes details like I do.

Book was received within the specified time and its condition was as advertised.

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This book of charts is part of a series covering the Old Testament, the New Testament, Church History, Christian Doctrine, Philosophy, etc.

Of the several that I have, I would rate this as not quite as good as its New TEstament counterpart.

There are easily just as many points of difference in doctrine and theology in the Old Testament as in the New; and there is no consensus in the Christian Church on the actual contents of the Old Testament Canon. As such, the obvious Protestant bias limits the ultimate value of this book for Catholic or Orthodox.

Nevertheless, this would still be a good book for the "informed layman" or for a church library.

But it is not without its flaws, and that needs to be realized in advance by clergy of differing backgrounds.

The book was not what I expected as far as graphs etc. It came apart also and I had to re-glue the binding.

Excellent chronological order , the more we get away from GOD, the harder he tries to get us back.

Were all biased anyway. The question is which bias is the best bias. Catholics or anyone who "may not benefit as much" from this tool should wonder why not? I don't think God wrote a book hard to be understood. If you are a Catholic, Charismatic, or of the "Orthodox" persuasion, and you cannot "benifit as much" from this chart due to "bias", then perhaps you need to explore the differences between what makes a Christian different from a Catholic. These are not merely terms. A "Christian" is not an umbrella that encompasses a vast majority of mainline denominations or cults or movements or sects, as many people would have others to believe. God in His word tells us who are His. It would be best for folks to check it out. (Jn.1:12; 3:16; Eph.2:8 etc.)----anyway. As the Charts are a great series I personally own three of the set or series, and they are outstanding.