Lawrence Boadt (1942–2010)

I read this book back in high school when I was a sophomore my youth pastor gave it to me to read I don't know how many times I read it and I still remember reading it on the school bus , it is my favorite book because it made me fall in love with ancient history and the bible and that love. has grown a lot since then. The book itself is sound scholarship and lovingly detailed. Will read it again

I read this book back in high school when I was a sophomore my youth pastor gave it to me to read I don't know how many times I read it and I still remember reading it on the school bus , it is my favorite book because it made me fall in love with ancient history and the bible and that love. has grown a lot since then. The book itself is sound scholarship and lovingly detailed. Will read it again

This is an excellent book (i.e., a 5 on a 5 point scale), which is much more than I expect when I buy a book.
'It is designed to guide the student of the Bible through the text and its problems, enrich their understanding of the individual biblical books, and explore the way the Bible came to be written.' And that it does!
I also enjoyed reading it very much. It was easy to understand.
It is well illustrated with maps.

Negatives:
There could have been more maps and illustrations.

Lawrence Boadt’s Reading the Old Testament was recognized as a classic almost from its date of publication in 1984. This book includes chapters the Old Testament in general, the people and lands, archaeology, literary tools, the Pentateuch, the time before and after the Patriarchs, the Exodus, Canaanite religion and culture, the time of the kingdoms, daily life, Israelite worship , the Prophets, and the return to Israel. Although this book now has a new edition, updating the archaeology, show more and contains newer resources, This is still an excellent resource for Old Testament background. This is found on the library shelves under the number 221.61/BOA. show less