{"product_id":"a-catholic-guide-to-the-old-testament","title":"A Catholic Guide to the Old Testament","description":"\u003ch2\u003eIlluminate your understanding of the Old Testament with introductions and context for each of its 46 books.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Old Testament makes up over half of the Bible and spans the vast majority of Scripture’s historical timeline, yet the ancient culture in which it was written and the unspoken context of its books mean that much of its wisdom can be difficult for readers to understand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow Catholics can be invigorated in the study of Scripture, connect with the story of God’s Chosen People, and uncover new meaning in the Old Testament’s narrative\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Catholic Guide to the Old Testament\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis comprehensive yet accessible introduction to the Old Testament\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseeks to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eunveil the mysteries of divine revelation contained in the Old Testament\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand unlock the hidden details of this God-given text. It helps Catholics become better acquainted with each book’s human author, main characters, and important points in order to transform their understanding of the “big picture” of Scripture and its meaning for their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by 4 highly regarded biblical scholars, this guide to the Old Testament contains:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e46 introductions\u003c\/strong\u003e to each of the Old Testament’s books, including\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe book’s relationship to the New Testament and Catholic Tradition,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eits significance to the greater story of salvation,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewho wrote it and when,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003emajor characters, key events, and themes,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand more!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOver a dozen full-color charts\u003c\/strong\u003e outlining major feasts, kings and prophets, covenants, genealogies, and more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e15 full-color maps\u003c\/strong\u003e depicting the journeys of Abraham, desert wanderings of the Israelites, major kingdoms and empires, and more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOver 20 articles\u003c\/strong\u003e on the topics of geography, laws, sacrifice, literature, the canon of Scripture, archaeology and the accuracy of the biblical narrative, and more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bible Timeline\u003c\/em\u003e® color coding\u003c\/strong\u003e—the same system used in the chart-topping podcast \u003cem\u003eThe Bible in a Year (with Fr. 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Highly recommended.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003eDr. Scott Hahn\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Father Michael Scanlan TOR Professor of Biblical Theology and the New Evangelization at the Franciscan University of Steubenville and President of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This introduction to the Old Testament achieves the rare feat of being\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edeeply informative yet eminently readable\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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