Customer Reviews for Baker Academic Encountering the Old Testament, Second Edition with CD-ROM
Baker Academic Encountering the Old Testament, Second Edition with CD-ROM
Widely used, this updated textbook is a must-have for beginning students. Arnold and Beyer cover a wide array of topics in an innovative style enhanced by photographs, maps, illustrations, sidebars, focus boxes, learning objectives, chapter outlines, study questions, and a teacher's manual. The radically revised companion CD-ROM includes links to study aids, videos, and photos.
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Customer Reviews for Encountering the Old Testament, Second Edition with CD-ROM
Review 1 for Encountering the Old Testament, Second Edition with CD-ROM
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Depends on what you're looking for.
Date:January 31, 2013
Jonathan Becker
Location:Blue Springs, MO
Age:18-24
Gender:male
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I purchased this book because it is required reading for one of my upcoming Old Testament classes. The books has its fair share of positives and negatives.
Positives:
-The book is well-organized and easy to navigate.
-The authors write from an unflinching evangelical perspective.
-The book is well-organized and easy to navigate.
-The authors write from an unflinching evangelical perspective.
Negatives:
-The authors occasionally allow their worldview to get in the way of an objective treatment of OT critical issues.
-The text is not dealt with very thoroughly. Only large themes are brought out.
-Background data is not very plentiful.
-Certain viewpoints are simply asserted at times (but not too often).
-The authors occasionally allow their worldview to get in the way of an objective treatment of OT critical issues.
-The text is not dealt with very thoroughly. Only large themes are brought out.
-Background data is not very plentiful.
-Certain viewpoints are simply asserted at times (but not too often).
If you are looking for a decent evangelical treatment of the OT, this is sure to benefit you.
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Review 2 for Encountering the Old Testament, Second Edition with CD-ROM
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Not focused enough on what OT actually says
Date:September 12, 2012
renah
Age:Over 65
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This book was the required text for an OT survey class I am auditing. However, if you are looking for a book that will give you a solid grounding in OT, you may be disappointed in this particular text.
I had anticipated that the required text for this class would focus primarily on what the OT actually says. This book failed to meet that expectation. It inserts a great deal from evangelical / NT perspective + a lot of theory / suppositions from scholars inclined to read their own ideas into the text and into other resources they choose to cite. It would have been better if authors had simply let the OT text speak for itself. For example, it would have been helpful if authors had included more explanations of Hebrew words / idioms from original text that might not be clear to us in modern world.
On the other hand, if you are looking for a text that includes evangelical interpretation of OT, this book provides a generous helping of that.
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Review 3 for Encountering the Old Testament, Second Edition with CD-ROM
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Awesome
Date:February 3, 2012
Sixto Perez
Location:Vineland, NJ
Age:55-65
Gender:male
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This book is one that every serious Bible study should have on their desk. The interactive DVD makes it all the more an exciting learning tool.
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Review 4 for Encountering the Old Testament, Second Edition with CD-ROM
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Attractive look but weak content
Date:August 14, 2011
Jarred
Location:West Coast Canada
Age:45-54
Gender:male
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This is the textbook used in my Bible college for Old Testament Survey first year course. It was the most colorful but theologically the weakest book I studied from. The strenghts include a CD-ROM, a lot of illustrations and maps.
There are two specific things I didn't like in the contents. First was the term "retribution theology" used to explain about the Blessings and Curses as presented in the Books of Moses. I find it offensive to refer to God's spiritual law as important as the Blessings and Curses by the term "retribution theology".
There are two specific things I didn't like in the contents. First was the term "retribution theology" used to explain about the Blessings and Curses as presented in the Books of Moses. I find it offensive to refer to God's spiritual law as important as the Blessings and Curses by the term "retribution theology".
The second thing is too much emphasis on historical and literary criticism of the Bible. Literary and historical criticism has its roots in Germany and it led to liberal theology through questioning the innerancy of the Bible.
I don't we should give credibility to God's enemies such as Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher or Rudolf Bultmann. I would rather fill my brain with things that are true, noble and just. The textbook could mention the issues, but without legitimizing the historical and literary criticism.
I don't we should give credibility to God's enemies such as Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher or Rudolf Bultmann. I would rather fill my brain with things that are true, noble and just. The textbook could mention the issues, but without legitimizing the historical and literary criticism.
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Review 5 for Encountering the Old Testament, Second Edition with CD-ROM
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Date:June 3, 2009
Michael McDonald
This book was one that was used in my Old Testament survey class in college. I thought the book was a great resource. It not only outlined the books of the O.T. but outlined the major sections of the O.T. Each part of the O.T. is given an introduction where critisicms and responses are presented. A bibliogrophy is also found at the end of each chapter for further research of the subjects discussed. The book is also very visually appealing. This would be a great primer for any Christian who wants to know more about the Bible.
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Review 6 for Encountering the Old Testament, Second Edition with CD-ROM
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Date:July 10, 2008
Beth Merendon
I enjoy this book a lot. From the point of view of someone who never went to Bible college and wants to learn now, this was wonderful. It gives me insights and details I never would have known and showed me the "why's" and the "how's" behind things. Plus, love the pictures...
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Review 7 for Encountering the Old Testament, Second Edition with CD-ROM
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Date:May 20, 2008
Kenneth Santamaria
Great book! Highly recommended. Complete in almost every way. Well organized and has a great layout. The quality of all the material (writing, pictures, chapter reviews, CD ROM,) is excellent. I definately increased my understanding of the Old Testament as a result of reading this book. This volume alongside 'A Survey of the Old Testament' Second edition by John Walton and Andrew Hill is powerful team of books on the Old Testament. Can't go wrong with this work.
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