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The Old Testament for everyman

Print Book, English, [1968]
[1st ed.]
Meredith Press, New York, [1968]
xiv, 427 pages 25 cm
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The fall of man and the beginning of redemption
The chosen people: their struggle and triumph
Laws and rituals
Rebellion in the desert
The Song of Moses
The Jews conquer the Promised Land
God's people and their ungodly neighbors
A beautiful example of filial piety
The chosen people plead for a king
The history of Saul's reign
The kingdom of David
The Psalms of King David
The kingdom of Solomon
The literature of King Solomon
A Jewish love poem
A divided kingdom: the eleven reigns in Judah
The separated kingdom of Israel
Significant prophecies utters about this time
Judah undergoes a religious reform
The prophecy of Isaia
The fall of the holy city; the prophecy of Jeremia
A history of morals
Prophecies uttered during the captivity
The return from captivity
The saga of Judas Maccabeus
The text used is that of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine and the Revised standard versions of the Bible