Big Picture View: Old Testament Surveys & Theologies

Grasping the Big Picture of the Bible is crucial to sound exegesis.  We want to challenge listeners to place yearly emphasis on reading a survey of the Bible (be it an Old Testament Survey, New Testament Survey, or Bible Survey) to not only aid in building their own knowledge of the Bible but to also help in teaching others the Bible's message.   Today's episode focuses exclusively on Old Testament surveys and does so by addressing four categories of books:  Introductory Surveys, Intermediate Surveys, Old Testament Theologies, and Theologies of Individual Books of the Old Testament.  Here is the list of titles discussed in today's episode:

Introductory Surveys:
Introduction to Biblical Studies by James E. Smith
The Heart of Hebrew History by H. I. Hester
A Popular Survey of the Old Testament by Norman Geisler
From Creation to the Day of Eternity by Homer Hailey
Haley's Bible Handbook

Intermediate Surveys:
What the Old Testament Authors Really Cared About by Jason DeRouchie
Old Testament Survey by Paul House
The Message of the Prophets by J. Daniel Hayes
The Faith of Israel by William J. Dumbrell
A Survey of the Old Testament - 5 Volume Set - by James E. Smith
Exploring the Old Testament Series by Various Authors (including Gordon J. Wenham)

Theology of the Old Testament:
Old Testament Theology by Bruce Waltke
Old Testament Theology by Paul House

Mixed Bags: 
Old Testament Theology by John Sailhamer
Theological Interpretation of the Old Testament by Kevin J. Vanhoozer

Bad Guys:
Old Testament Theology by John Goldingay
Old Testament Theology by Gerhard Von Rad

Theology of an Individual Book of the Old Testament:
Who Shall Ascend the Mountain of the Lord by Michael Morales (Theology of Leviticus)
Now Choose Life by J. Gary Millar (Theology of Deuteronomy)
Finding Favor in the Sight of God by Richard P. Belcher Jr. (Theology of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, & Job)