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On the Old Testament (A Book You'll Actually Read) Author: Mark Driscoll $9.99 |
On the Old Testament (A Book You'll Actually Read) |
Editorial Review:
Packed with big truth, this little book on the Old Testament can be read in roughly one hour, making it a book you'll actually read. Mark Driscoll, one of America's most influential pastors, answers the nine most common questions about the Old Testament--questions about authorship, what Jesus says about the Old Testament, how the Old Testament books were chosen as Scripture, and more--and gives an overview of the various kinds of Old Testament literature. Two appendices include a comprehensive list of further resources and a checklist for reading through the entire Old Testament.
On the Old Testament is part of a series of inexpensive and accessible books that give clear, biblical answers to difficult theological questions and controversies. Through this series readers will get a solid and simple introduction to the Bible by investing just a little time.
Praise for the A Book You'll Actually Read series:
"Mark has a gift of taking weighty ideas and expressing them in clear and lively language."
Bruce A. Ware, Professor of Christian Theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary"Serious, informed, reverent, but not technical discussions of great themes."
D. A. Carson, Research Professor of New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School"Simply and superbly written! Mark Driscoll has given us tools that can be placed in the hands of a skeptic or seeker, a new believer or mature saint."
Daniel L. Akin, President, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary"These accessible books will encourage believers to see that theology is not an afterthought in the mission of God and the life of his church."
Ed Stetzer, Director of LifeWay Research"These books are well worth an hour of your time."
Craig Groeschel, Founding Pastor of LifeChurch.tv and author of Confessions of a Pastor
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 
Great short starter...: 
This is the first book in the series of small books from Mark Driscoll titled, "A book you'll actually read..." This book is for the purpose of a beginner trying to understand the Old Testament and to do it in roughly an hour of reading. This is obviously just a starter book to get a quick understanding of some important topics that discuss the background of the Old Testament.
The book is broken up in three parts and actually covers a lot of material, not exhaustively, but still provides a Reformed...more info
Embarrassingly bad errors in canon section: 
I only read one chapter of this book -- and was so put off by the embarrassingly bad errors in it that I didn't care to read any more.
In the chapter that addresses the question "How were the Old Testament books chosen as Scripture?" author Mark Driscoll says that up until the Council of Trent in 1546, Christians and Jews largely agreed on the books that comprise the Old Testament -- and that at Trent, the Catholic Church added books to the canon to support its doctrines. Driscoll says quite...more info
Great Intorduction to the Old Testament: 
The pace of modern life leaves many of us feeling that we don't have very much available time. When it comes to learning more about the Bible and in this case the Old Testament, many people have good intentions, but often feel intimidated by the subject matter or bound by their lack of available time. If this sounds like you, then I'd highly recommend this small book. At only 96 pages, you will be able to finish reading it (minus the appendixes) in little more than an hour.
Mark's focus in this book is...more info
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