A Popular Survey of the Old Testament

Geisler's book is easy to read. He provides a very good survey of each book of the Old Testament. He tells you who wrote each book, when they were written, to whom the book was written; and the historical, doctrinal and Christological purposes for each book. It helped me to better grasp the Old Testament as a whole. Most important, this book helped me to see Jesus throughout the Old Testament.

I had to read this book for bible college. It is very insightful. Even though we used it as a text book it is relatively easy ready and rather enjoyable. Well worth the money and time spent!

I enjoyed the overview or summary of each of the books of the Old Testament that Norman Geisler gives in his 'A Popular Survey of the Old Testament'. We used this book for a Bible study class.

Dr. Geisler examines each book of the bible in this OT overview. Its format is very straight forward and predictable. This is a good introduction for a new Christian or beginning bible student and does not become too technical or theological. Dr. Geisler, known for his apologetics teachings, uses them to help explain some of the more common objections in scripture. The study questions at the end of each chapter are helpful. However, if you are a more advanced student, you might find this book a little too simplistic.My only complaint is minor. He dismisses the apocrypha as inspired text, rightly so, in the first few chapters. But then on at least two occasions uses information in the apocrypha books as arguments for authorship of the truly inspired OT books. I thought this was a stretch and weakened his authorship arguments a bit since he already presented more credible evidence. This is a case of "less is more" and the apocrypha references should be left out.

The book, when it arrived was exactly as described on line. Super quick shipping, I got it long before promised.This is an excellent book that deals with every book in the Old Testament and not gives a digest of each book of the O.T. but key information about each book as well. No substitute for in depth bible study, but this is an excellent resource to have at hand.

A good survey book of the old testament. Bought this for a class, but it is not a textbook, it is a book to help you dive deeper into the old testament and recognize the value that exists in scripture. Geisler has a good organization that makes him easy to follow and helped me to connect the dots with the different sections of the old testament (i.e. - the minor prophets, the wisdom books, etc). This is a keeper for me and well worth the money and time I've invested into the book.

I have read the OT many times and have never looked at an OT survey. Dr. Geisler brings the OT together in such a way that an 'old' student can understand it more clearly. Overlaying the Prophetic books with the Historical books was something I did without really thinking about how and when they complement each other. I enjoyed the historical, doctrinal and Christological perspective as well. A great study that has helped me put my arms around how the OT books fit together. My understanding has improved and that is a good thing. Thank you.

This book is very readable and gives excellent, understandable historical information. There are also charts and maps which help in that regard. Beginning with general information about the Old Testament, specifics are then given about each of the 39 books. A very interesting and informative survey.

This is a standard work on the subject matter, although rather old now in the context of contemporary academy.

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Detailed and informative.

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Great!