Helpful Books on the Old Testament
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Secrets of the Dry Bones: Ezekiel 37:1-14 - The Mystery of a Prophet's Vision (Illuminated Bible Study Guides Series)
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Susan Rohrer
4.12 avg rating — 41 ratings 
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Gospel and Kingdom: A Christian Interpretation of the Old Testament 4.33 avg rating — 426 ratings
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What Does God Want of Us Anyway?: A Quick Overview of the Whole Bible
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Mark Dever
3.91 avg rating — 154 ratings 7. 
Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible 4.31 avg rating — 7,297 ratings
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How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth: A Guide to Understanding the Bible
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Douglas Stuart
4.13 avg rating — 13,274 ratings 15. 
A History of the Bible: The Story of the World's Most Influential Book
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John Barton
4.10 avg rating — 1,871 ratings 16. 
Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God
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Paul Copan
4.04 avg rating — 2,973 ratings 16. 
King of the Jews: Course Six (Biblical Studies 101 Book 6)
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John R. Hargrove
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating 
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Meet the Prophets: A Journey through the Lives and the Visions of the Old Testament Prophets it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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How to Read the Bible and Still Be a Christian: Struggling with Divine Violence from Genesis Through Revelation 4.02 avg rating — 433 ratings
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War, Memory, and National Identity in the Hebrew Bible
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Jacob L. Wright
4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings 16. 
Such a Mind as This: A Biblical-Theological Study of Thinking in the Old Testament
by:
Richard L. Smith
4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings 
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Excellent Beginnings: Course One (Biblical Studies 101 Book 1)
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John R. Hargrove
3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings 26. 
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Born Bad: Original Sin and the Making of the Western World
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James Boyce
3.78 avg rating — 126 ratings 26. 
David, King of Israel, and Caleb in Biblical Memory
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Jacob L. Wright
4.12 avg rating — 26 ratings 
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The Biblical Cosmos: A Pilgrim's Guide to the Weird and Wonderful World of the Bible 4.39 avg rating — 124 ratings
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God's Big Picture: Tracing the Storyline of the Bible
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Vaughan Roberts
4.10 avg rating — 3,892 ratings 45. 
The Lost World of Scripture: Ancient Literary Culture and Biblical Authority (Volume 3) (The Lost World Series)
by:
John H. Walton
4.29 avg rating — 336 ratings 
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God's Kingdom through God's Covenants: A Concise Biblical Theology
by:
Peter J. Gentry
4.34 avg rating — 487 ratings 52. 
Good Book: The Bizarre, Hilarious, Disturbing, Marvelous, and Inspiring Things I Learned When I Read Every Single Word of the Bible
by:
David Plotz
3.81 avg rating — 1,581 ratings 
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Old Testament Theology for Christians: From Ancient Context to Enduring Belief
by:
John H. Walton
4.39 avg rating — 132 ratings 55. 
Strong as Death is Love: The Song of Songs / Ruth / Esther / Jonah / Daniel
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Robert Alter
4.39 avg rating — 203 ratings 58. 
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Against the Gods: The Polemical Theology of the Old Testament
by:
John D. Currid
4.07 avg rating — 394 ratings 
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The Great Poems of the Bible: A Reader's Companion with New Translations
by:
James L. Kugel
4.19 avg rating — 58 ratings 70. 
Old Testament Exegesis: A Handbook for Students and Pastors
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Douglas Stuart
3.96 avg rating — 373 ratings 
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Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form, and Background of the Old Testament 3.91 avg rating — 354 ratings
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The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts 4.14 avg rating — 3,349 ratings
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An Old Testament Theology: An Exegetical, Canonical, and Thematic Approach
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Bruce K. Waltke
4.27 avg rating — 266 ratings 
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The Harlot by the Side of the Road: Forbidden Tales of the Bible
by:
Jonathan Kirsch
3.80 avg rating — 942 ratings 85. 
A Guide to the Pentateuch (Exploring the Old Testament #1)
by:
Gordon J. Wenham
3.81 avg rating — 154 ratings 
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Scripture for the Eyes: Bible Illustration in Netherlandish Prints of the Sixteenth Century
by:
James Clifton
3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings 88. 
Preaching Christ from the Old Testament: A Contemporary Hermeneutical Method
by:
Sidney Greidanus
4.18 avg rating — 333 ratings 88. 
Don't Know Much About the Bible: Everything You Need to Know About the Good Book but Never Learned
by:
Kenneth C. Davis
3.87 avg rating — 1,425 ratings 
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The Shadow of a Great Rock: A Literary Appreciation of the King James Bible
by:
Harold Bloom
3.47 avg rating — 183 ratings 92. 
Knowing the Holy Spirit Through the Old Testament (Knowing God Through the Old Testament Set) 3.99 avg rating — 140 ratings
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The King in His Beauty: A Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments 4.57 avg rating — 390 ratings
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Picture Stories From The Bible: The Old Testament in Comic-Strip Form
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M.C. Gaines
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings 