I'm currently reading Kingdom of Priests: A History of Old Testament Israel by Eugene H. Merrill for my "Judges to Esther" class. Usually, books like this (surveys of Scripture) are extremely dry and boring, but this book reads a bit like Lord of the Rings! I can't remember the last time I got excited about picking up a bible survey textbook! If you want to get a feel for the context of Old Testament figures and accounts, this is a great read. The sections on Abraham and on the Exodus were fascinating...lots of information on the probable people, places and political circumstances, but written in a way that draws you along and pulls you forward through the pages.
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