Includes bibliographical references.

What is the Old Testament and why study it?
Where and when did the events of the Old Testament take place?
Part 1: Encountering the Pentateuch
Introduction to the Pentateuch: The birth of God's people
Genesis 1-11: The prelude to Israel
Genesis 12-50: The patriarchs: Ancestors of Israel's faith
Exodus: A miraculous escape
Leviticus: Instructions for holy living
Numbers: Failure in the desert
Deuteronomy: Restoring the covenant. Part 2: Encountering the historical books
Introduction to the historical books: The history of Israel's nationhood
Joshua: Conquest and division
Judges and Ruth: Israel's moral crisis
1 Samuel: God grants a king
2 Samuel: David's reign
1 Kings: The glory of Solomon and the beginning of the end
2 Kings: The end of national Israel
1 & 2 Chronicles: A look back
Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther: A time to rebuild. Part 3: Encountering the poetical books
Introduction to the poetical books: The literature of God's people
Job: One man's search for justice
Psalms: the songbook of ancient Israel
Proverbs: Advice on living in God's world
Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs: Israelite faith in everyday life. Part 4: Encountering the prophets
Introduction to the prophets: Voices of God's servants
Isaiah 1-39: Prophet of Judah's royal court
Isaiah 40-66: Great days are coming!
Jeremiah 1-20: Struggling with God's call
Jeremiah 21-52 and Lamentations: Dealing with disaster
Ezekiel 1-24: rough days are coming!
Ezekiel 25-48: God's planning an exciting future!
Daniel: The kingdom of God
now and forever
Hosea, Joel, and Amos: A call for repentance and a promise for blessing
Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah: God's plan for the nations
Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi: Rebuilding a people