The Old Testament

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"The purpose of this paper is to provide a condensed overview of the Biblical Old Testament, as outlined and explored in the book, Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form, and Background of the Old Testament, by William Sanford LaSor, David Allan Hubbard, and Frederic William Bush.

The first point that must be made here is that the point of view of the authors of this meaty volume is tinged heavily by their Christian evangelical attitudes. The authors consider the Old Testament to be not only a historical study of a time and place in history (the Middle East, during the two thousand years before Christ,) but also the precursor to the New Testament, in a purely religious sense.

Thus, the authors emphasize the importance of the old Testament as the foundation upon which Christianity is based, as ... "

More papers on The Old Testament:

• Book Review # 91176 : "The Old Testament Documents"
• Research Paper # 96640 : "Messiah in the Old Testament"
• Essay # 137763 : "Encountering the Old Testament: An Analysis"
• Book Review # 118870 : "Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament"

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