Die Afrikaanse Protestantse Akademie Biblioteek

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Old Testament and the word of God -- In his image: Genesis -- God's people: Exodus -- Wholeness and holiness: Leviticus -- Halfway to the promised land: Numbers -- This nation under God: Deuteronomy -- A savior with a sword: Joshua -- Men who put armies to flight: Judges -- Your people shall be my people: Ruth -- No king but God: Samuel and Kings -- History as seen from the altar: Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah -- As dying, and behold we live: Esther -- When trouble comes to good people: Job -- Deep writ upon the human heart: Psalms -- Alternative to folly: Proverbs -- Secular and pious: Ecclesiastes -- Love and marriage: The song of Solomon -- God over all: Isaiah: chapters 1-39 -- The gospel before the gospels: Isaiah: chapters 40-66 -- Fire in my bones: Jeremiah -- Cry, the beloved city: Lamentations -- Can these bones live? : Ezekiel -- Faith under fire: Daniel -- News of God from a broken home: Hosea -- When nature frowns: Joel -- Justice or death: Amos -- The red harvest: Obadiah -- The wideness of God's mercy: Jonah -- The shame of the cities: Micah -- Corpse in armor: Nahum -- Man's doubt and God's answer: Habakkuk -- No faith but fashion: Zephaniah -- O'er crumbling walls: Haggai -- Better than standing armies: Zechariah -- Religious recession: Malachi -- How preachers may use this book -- How teachers may use this book.