Many today find the Old Testament a closed book. -Written by an international team of 30 specialists, all top scholars in background studies.. -Analysis into the literature of the ancient Near East will open your eyes to new depths of understanding both familiar and unfamiliar passages. -Passage-by-passage commentary presents archaeological findings, historical explanations, geographic insights, notes on manners and customs, and more.
Features include -Over 2000 photographs, drawings, maps, diagrams and charts provide a visual feast that breathes fresh life into the text.
This series invites you to enter the Old Testament with a company of guides, experts that will give new insights into these cherished writings.
Furthermore, without knowledge of the ancient culture we can easily impose our own culture on the text, potentially distorting it.
The cultural issues seem insurmountable and we are easily baffled by that which seems obscure.
Many today find the Old Testament a closed book
