Introducing the Old and New Testament Books By Paul D. Weaver
Many introductions are either too simple not providing all the necessary information or overly complicated and written at a level out of the reach of an average person with no seminary training This work is neither The author is thorough providing over 700 footnotes but at a level that is understandable and in a concise manner This volume is a combination of two books Introducing the Old Testament Books and Introducing the New Testament Books in one convenient text In this work Weaver discusses issues of authorship date location of writing recipients purpose book message He also addresses challenging subjects such as the synoptic problem the ending of the Gospel of Mark the northern and southern Galatia theories the genre of Hebrews the slavific status of the readers of Hebrews justification in the epistle of James interpretive approaches to the book of 1 John interpretive approaches to the book of Revelation Weaver provides important background information concerning the following biblical cities Corinth Ephesus Philippi Colossae Thessalonica The author also presents a convincing biblical conservative response to those critical of the Scriptures answering such questions as how was the Pentateuch Genesis Deuteronomy transmitted who was the Pharaoh of the exodus when did the exodus occur are the census numbers recorded in the book of Numbers accurate is the chronology of the kings recorded in the book of 1 2 Kings reliable does the book of Esther belong in the canon of Scripture is there than one author of the book of Isaiah who was Darius the Mede a character in the book of Daniel is the story of Jonah historical how do the Gospels contain so much similar content The author also addresses challenging subjects such as the synoptic problem the ending of the Gospel of Mark the northern and southern Galatia theories the genre of Hebrews the slavific status of the readers of Hebrews justification in the epistle of James interpretive approaches to the book of 1 John interpretive approaches to the book of Revelation For those who are visual learners a plethora of charts are provided One of the great features of the Old Testament portion of this book not found in most other introductions are the descriptions of archaeological discoveries both sites and artifacts which affirm the historicity of the Scriptures Such an addition will build your faith and strengthen your confidence in the inspired Word In this work the author demonstrates his passion and commitment to provide high quality resources at an affordable price within the reach of everyone serious about studying God s Word Get your copy today Introducing the Old and New Testament Books
Introducing the Old and New Testament Books By Paul D. Weaver |
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