Old Testament Introduction

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Part I. Survey of the Old Testament and Its History -- §1 The Parts of the Old Testament -- §2 The Stages of Israel's History -- §3 Aspects of Social History -- Part II. Traditions and Documentary Sources of the Pentateuch and the Historical Books -- §4 The Pentateuch -- §5 Selected Types of Narrative -- §6 The Yahwist History -- §7 The Elohist History -- §8 The Priestly Document -- §9 Old Testament Law -- §10 Deuteronomy -- §11 The Deuteronomistic History -- §12 The Chronicler's History -- Part III. The Prophets -- §13 The Form of Prophecy -- §14 Amos -- §15 Hosea -- §16 Isaiah -- §17 Micah -- §18 Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Obadiah -- §19 Jeremiah -- §20 Ezekiel -- §21 Second Isaiah and Third Isaiah -- §22 Haggai, Zechariah, Second Zechariah, Malachi -- §23 Joel and Jonah -- §24 Daniel -- Part IV. Liturgical and Sapiential Poetry -- §25 The Psalter -- §26 Song of Solomon, Lamentations, Ruth, and Esther -- §27 Proverbs -- §28 Qoheleth: Solomon the Preacher -- §29 The Book of Job -- §30 For and Against the Old Testament -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index -- Backmatter