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The Old Testament is God's biography, the story of his passionate encounters with people and also a prequel to the story of Jesus. This book explores the sometimes shocking and cryptic writings in an effort to know God better.

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My brother, who attended a Bible College during a smartalecky phase in his life, enjoyed shocking groups of believers by sharing his "life verse."

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Preface

1. Is the Old Testament Worth the Effort?
2. Job: Seeing in the Dark
3. Deuteronomy: A Taste of Bittersweet
4. Psalms: Spirituality in Every Key
5. Ecclesiastes: The End of Wisdom
6. The Prophets: God Talks Back
7. Advance Echoes of a Final Answer

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  1. Philip Yancey (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 0310228344
Page Count: 240

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  • Library of Congress: BS1171.2 .Y36 1999
  • Dewey: 221.6

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