ASIN : B092Q2G17Y
IVP Academic
Currently the books of the Old Testament are somewhat unknown to many Christians. We know the classic stories, which we have heard or read year after year. David and Goliath, Adam and Eve eating from the tree of good and evil, Noah in the Ark, Isaiah beholding the glory of God in a vision, etc. Our knowledge is limited to these stories, which, although enriching and very useful, are not the whole of the Old Testament.
But why the OT Is it so unknown or so uninteresting? Possibly due to some bias on our part. In this book entitled “Enjoying the Old Testament” by Eric A. Seibert, we find some answers to this question and not only this, but reasons why we should read, explore and enjoy the Old Testament. The author acknowledges the challenge and writes: “Most of the Old Testament, which comprises over threefourths of the Bible, is largely unfamiliar to many Christians. It has become a stranger.”
"Enjoying the Old Testament", is not an introduction to the OT, nor a panoramic commentary on the OT books, it is a book whose purpose is to encourage the reader to read the OT, for this, the author presents his work in three great parts: I) The first part, which consists of five chapters, is to confront the reader with questions such as, why don't you enjoy the OT? Why bother with the OT? and clarifying the expectations we should have; the second part leads us to consider how to read the OT in a better way, considering the literary characteristics as other elements that go unnoticed in our reading. From this part, I really enjoyed the chapter entitled “Enjoying the boring parts”, which invited me to consider the laws of the O.T. from another point of view; Finally, the third part invites us to practical aspects to enjoy the OT, for example, creating our own study tools, maps, timelines, etc. Please do not go directly to this final part of the book without first reading the previous chapters.
I really enjoyed this book and it is not only be useful to learn more about the OT, but also for to enjoy it.
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