Description

This new edition of a popular evangelical survey of the Old Testament has been thoroughly updated and features a beautiful new interior design. It is lavishly illustrated with four-color images, maps, and charts and retains the pedagogical features that have made the book so popular:

· chapter outlines, objectives, and summaries
· study questions
· sidebars featuring primary source material, ethical and theological issues, and contemporary applications
· lists of key terms, people, and places
· further reading recommendations
· endnotes and indexes

Spring ’25
Required FLBC textbook for Pentateuch course taught by Dr. Brent Olson, Professor of Old Testament.

Fall ’24
Required FLBC textbook for Minor Prophets course taught by Dr. Brent Olson, Professor of Old Testament.

Spring ’24
Required FLBC textbook for Historical Books and Minor Prophets courses taught by Dr. Brent Olson, Professor of Old Testament.

Spring ’23
Required FLBC textbook for Historical Books course taught by Dr. Brent Olson, Professor of Old Testament.

Fall ’23
Required FLBC textbook for Pentateuch course taught by Dr. Brent Olson, Professor of Old Testament.

Spring ’23
Required FLBC textbook for Historical Books and Minor Prophets courses taught by Dr. Brent Olson, Professor of Old Testament.

Fall ’22
Required FLBC textbook for Introduction to Biblical Studies course taught by Pr. Adam Osier, Dean of FLBC.
Required FLBC textbook for Pentateuch course taught by Dr. Brent Olson, Professor of Old Testament.

Spring ’22
Required FLBC textbook for Historical Books and Minor Prophets courses taught by Dr. Brent Olson, Professor of Old Testament.

Fall ’21
Required FLBC textbook for Introduction to Biblical Studies course taught by Pr. Adam Osier, Dean of FLBC.
Required FLBC textbook for Pentateuch course taught by Dr. Brent Olson, Professor of Old Testament.

Spring ’21
Required FLBC textbook for Historical Books and Minor Prophets courses taught by Dr. Brent Olson, Professor of Old Testament.

Fall ’20
Required FLBC textbook for Intro to Biblical Studies course taught by Pr. Adam Osier, Dean of FLBC.
Required FLBC textbook for Major Prophets course taught by Dr. Brent Olson, Professor of Old Testament.

Arnold and Beyer’s Encountering the Old Testament is one of the most recent theologically conservative, college-level surveys of the entire Old Testament. It helpfully interacts with more recent scholarship, while maintaining, with few exceptions, the traditional interpretations of the Old Testament books. It is also full of beautiful, pertinent pictures and maps.
—Dr. Brent Olson