Putting Together the Puzzle of the Old Testament

by Bill Jones

Intimidated! Overwhelmed! Totally confused! Descriptives such as these suggest how we often feel when it comes to the Old Testament. No wonder, with eight to nine hundred pages of names like Melchizedek, Mephibosheth, Meshelemiah, Michmethath, Mikhtam, who wouldn’t feel this way?If the Old Testament were one of those 1000 piece puzzles, then this book provides the puzzle’s box cover so you can understand the complete picture of what you are assembling. It also helps you put together the important four corners and all the straight edged pieces so you have a completed border or reference of the puzzle. Armed with these two advantages, when you read or study Old Testament stories, you will understand how all the pieces fit together.This book is ideal for those who have little or no familiarity with the Old Testament or for pastors and lay leaders to help teach a better understanding of the Old Testament.

Genres: Christian

225 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Bill Jones serves as the sixth president of Columbia International University (CIU). Known as one of the foremost missionary training centers in the world, CIU educates people from a biblical worldview to impact the nations with the message of Christ. To date, CIU has participated in the preparation of thousands of men and women for ministry with over 17,000 alumni ministering in over 150 countries around the world.

Bill also serves as chair of the International Leadership Team of Crossover Communications International (Crossover), a mission agency in Columbia, South Carolina, which he co-founded in 1987. With sending bases in Australia, Brazil, Moldova, New Zealand, as well as the USA, Crossover actively works in twenty countries to multiply church planters to plant multiplying churches among the unreached people groups of the world.

A passionate communicator, Bill has spoken to thousands of people around the world. He has also authored several books, most recently, Putting Together the Puzzle of the Old Testament and Putting Together the Puzzle of the New Testament.

Bill graduated summa cum laude from Georgia Institute of Technology and holds earned doctorates from both Columbia Biblical seminary and Gordon-Conwell seminary. Married to Debby Jones, speaker and coauthor of Lady in Waiting, they have four grown children.

Reviews

[Chanza · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm proud of rating it this way. This helped me build my strong foundation concerning the Old Testament. It has been so easy for me to understand the Bible, even chronologically. I look forward to having my revision - I'm not tired of reading it. Fundamentally, I recommend it for those who would want to read, study and understand the Bible history.

[Roger Custer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent chronological study of the Old Testament that I recommend for every Christian. It can be difficult to follow the history but Jones does a great job putting things in context and helping you understand the history, poetry, and prophecy.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a reasonable approach to organizing the OT. I did not do the workbook, I might do the workshop during after Pentecost.

[Chrystal · Rating 5 out of 5]

I learned so much about the OT through this reading. It really did put the OT together like a "puzzle" for me. I highly recommend it.