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Popular Survey of the Old Testament, A

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I have a couple of Old Testament survey books and have seen many but this is definitely the best one of them all. Dr. Geisler approaches the Old Testament from a uniquely Christ-centered point of view. The whole ouline of his survey is based on Christ the substance of the OT shadows. He divides the OT in mainly 4 parts, the books of the Law: The foundation for Christ. The books of History: The preparation for Christ. The Books of Poetry: THe aspiration for Christ and the books of Prophecy the expectation of Christ. He follows the same excellent system of studying each book starting with the author (here he uses his excellent apologetics skills), then when they were written, to whom and also the historical, doctrinal and Christological purpose of the book. Thereafter he divides the book into main parts and begin his systematic survey of it. I highly recommend this book to any Bible student and also to the average Christian seeking to obtain a good understanding of the OT and it's message for us today.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book during my seminary days and plan to use the book for a class I will teach as an adjunct instructor at a local community college.

The book is succinct, contains valuable information, and is very reasonably priced (certainly compared to educational publishing authors who sometimes have a decidedly more secular worldview).

The book's basic format is as follows for each Old Testament book:

1. Introductory information.
2. Who wrote the book.
3. When, why, to whom was the book written.
4. Doctrinal and Christological purpose of the book.
5. What the book is about.
6. Basic content of the book with a focus on particular chapters.
7. Study questions at the end of the chapter.

The book will help anyone who wants an introduction to the Old Testament instead of an intensive detailed study. Again, the price is also very reasonable compared to other publishers.

Read and enjoy. Highly recommended!

This makes understanding the bible really easy. It pulls all the main points of each book out and presents them in a logical manner. I love this book.

Dr. Geisler gives the reader an important foundation in the importance of Jesus Christ as the central person and author of scripture. If Jesus stated it as inspired thats good enough.

We are taking a seminary-caliber class on this book at our church, led by one of our educational staff members. The book gives a wonderful study of the entire Old Testament without bogging down in minute details.

I love this book for it's Christ-centered treatment of the OT - as well as it's overall simplicity/readability (It's an overview - not a very detailed study -- but excellent for what it is)... This is the book that I keep returning to in my preparation for teaching Sunday School.

I am using the book in a classroom situation. It is well organized and through the writing keeps all things tied together in a theme of Christ throughout the Scripture. Excellent resource.

Dr. Geisler examines each book of the bible in this OT overview. Its format is very straight forward and predictable. This is a good introduction for a new Christian or beginning bible student and does not become too technical or theological. Dr. Geisler, known for his apologetics teachings, uses them to help explain some of the more common objections in scripture. The study questions at the end of each chapter are helpful. However, if you are a more advanced student, you might find this book a little too simplistic.

My only complaint is minor. He dismisses the apocrypha as inspired text, rightly so, in the first few chapters. But then on at least two occasions uses information in the apocrypha books as arguments for authorship of the truly inspired OT books. I thought this was a stretch and weakened his authorship arguments a bit since he already presented more credible evidence. This is a case of "less is more" and the apocrypha references should be left out.

It is a very informative book. I like the way it is laid out. It gave me a better understanding of the Old Testament. Also, Geisler clearly reveals how Christ is presented in the Old Testament.

My book, A Populsr survey of the old testament, arrived quickly, and although it was a used book it was in fantastic shape.-Very cool.