Talk Thru the Old Testament

by Kenneth D. Boa, Bruce H. Wilkinson (Introduction)

YOU CANNOT READ THIS BOOK WITHOUT COMING AWAY WITH A FRESH APPRECIATION FOR THE DIVERSITY AND UNITY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT...AND FOR THE INFINITE GOD WHO GAVE IT./DEVOTING JUST A FEW PAGES TO EACH OF THE OLD TESTAMENT'S 39 BOOKS, THIS INSIGHTFUL SURVEY YIELDS A VALUABLE 'BIG PICTURE' PERSPECTIVE. EASY-TO-GRASP CHARTS OF EVERY BOOK IN THE OLD TESTAMENT PRESENT ESSENTIAL CONTENT AT A GLANCE. A UNIQUE BOOK-BY-BOOK 'TALK THRU' PROVIDES A PERSONAL GUIDED TOUR THAT NOT ONLY INTRODUCES EACH BOOK, BUT ALSO EXPLAINS ITS MAJOR ELEMENTS AND SIGNIFICANCE. FROM GENESIS THROUGH MALACHI, KEENTH BOA HIGHLIGHTS THE OFTEN-NEGLECTED BACKGROUND INFORMATION SO ESSENTIAL TO UNDERSTNADING THE THRUST OF EACH BIBLICAL AUTHOR. TALK THRU THE OLD TESTAMENT ANSWERS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESITONS SUCH AS HOW DID EACH OF THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS GET ITS TITLE? WHO REALLY AUTHORED EACH BOOK? WHEN WAS EACH BOOK WRITTEN, WHERE WAS IT WRITTEN, AND WHO WAS ITS PRIMARY AUDIENCE? WHAT IS THE OVERALL THEME AND PURPOSE OF EACH BOOK? WHY IS EACH BOOK IN THE BIBLE, AND HOW DOES IT CONTRIBUTE TO MY OVERALL UNDERSTANDING OF GOD'S PROGRAM FOR HIS PEOPLE. IS IT TRUE THAT A PERSON CAN SEE JESUS CHRIST THROUGHOUT THE OLD TESTAMENT? IF SO, HOW IS HE PORTRAYED IN EACH BOOK? TALK THRU THE OLD TESTAMENT OFFERS WELCOME HLEP TO ANYONE WHO WANTS A SHARPER, MORE-IN-FOCUS UNDERSTANDING WHAT THIS VITAL "FIRST HALF" OF GOD'S WORD HAS TO SAY.

Genres: Christian, Reference

246 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

Kenneth Boa is an author, a speaker, and the president of Reflections Ministries. He is the author of over fifty books, including Conformed to His Image, Faith Has Its Reasons, Face to Face, and Rewriting Your Broken Story. He is a contributing editor to the Open Bible, the Promise Keepers Men's Study Bible, and the Leadership Bible, and is the consulting editor of the Zondervan NASB Study Bible.

Boa earned a BS from Case Institute of Technology, a ThM from Dallas Theological Seminary, a PhD from New York University, and a DPhil from the University of Oxford. He teaches a weekly Bible and Faith study at Peachtree Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, Georgia, where he resides with his wife.

Reviews

[Randy Corn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this book back in 2008 thinking it would be a good resource, especially in Sunday School. I have ended up using it for a Wednesday night survey of the Old Testament. I prepared a handout from it that eventually ran to 154 pages. While I did add some material from other sources, the text of this book was the primary substance of those handouts. It has allowed me to be able to cover a book on each Wednesday night. I have had some interruptions, but I have been able to get through the material in about a year and half. I am not sure how long the NT will take, but it may be over and out within this year.

What all of this means is that I did not just read this book. I practically retyped the whole thing for the handouts! I would say that I got my money’s worth with this volume. Speaking of money, I am almost sure that this was one of the books that I picked up at a library sale for a dollar or less. Funny, how such a small investment has rewarded me so well.

I will certainly recommend this book to some of my preacher friends, though I think it is out of print. I don’t know how many of them would use it the way that I have, but you never know. The information is good, though the writing style is not gripping. I suppose I could produce something like this myself if I were willing to really do all the background study. That might be a good project some day.