Preaching'sHow can we account for the "e;Book of the Law"e; suddenly being discovered during Josiah's renovation of the temple (2 Chron 34:14)?What might the psalmist have had in mind when praising God for removing our transgressions "e;as far as the east is from the west"e; (Ps 103:12)?What is meant by God "e;weighing the heart"e; (Prov 21:2)?The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testamenta glossary of historical terms, ancient peoples, texts and inscriptionsmaps and charts of important historical resourcesexpanded explanations of significant background issuesintroductory essays on each book of the Old TestamentThe IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament

PrefaceOther ResourcesPentateuch: IntroductionGenesisAncient Near Eastern Mythology and the Old TestamentAncient Near Eastern Flood AccountsThe Religion of AbrahamMajor Trade Routes in the Ancient Near EastExodusThe Date of the ExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyThe Covenant and Ancient Near Eastern TreatiesHistorical Literature: IntroductionJoshuaEgyptian Information About Canaan and IsraelJudgesThe Political Climate in the Early Iron AgeRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 KingsThe Western Campaigns of Tiglath-Pileser III, 734-7321 ChroniclesSignificance of Genealogies to Postexilic Audience2 ChroniclesSennacherib's InscriptionsLachishEzraNehemiahEstherHerodotusWisdom and Poetic Literature: IntroductionJobRetribution PrinciplePsalmsCommon ConceptsCommon Metaphors for GodMusical TermsProverbsProverbs Echoed in Ancient Near EastHow Proverbs Were UsedProverbs As Generalized TruthEcclesiastesSong of SongsSexual MetaphorProphetic Literature: IntroductionIsaiahAfterlife Beliefs in Israel and the Ancient Near EastJeremiahSeals and BullaeLamentationsLaments over Fallen Cities in the Ancient WorldEzekielDanielAkkadian ApocalypsesHoseaJoelDay of YahwehAmosEconomic Changes and Social Classes in Eighth-Century IsraelObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahApocalyptic LiteratureSummary of the Temple-Building Connections to Zechariah's VisionsMalachiGlossaryCharts and MapsTopical Index