A Survey of Old Testament Introduction by Gleason Archer
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Book Reviews of A Survey of Old Testament Introduction
Book Review: One of the best introduction to the Old Testament but
Summary: 4 Stars
Gleason Leonard Archer's Introduction to the OT is well done and will satisfy the Scholar and the informed lay person showing depth of research but already good readability. This work is definitively evangelical and conservative. I personally prefer it to K. A Harrison's which I find too liberal on some topic to my taste. The organization of the book facilitates research work as well as casual reading. However I did not give 5 starts to this book because for a conservative Archer dismissed too easily the 24-hours day view of Genesis 1(see page 201-203) and surprisingly did not spend much time arguing for his day-age view. It was disappointed to see Archer too eager to conform his exegesis of Genesis 1 to available scientific data in general and geology in particular. Consequently, Archer fails to recognize that creation will never fit the "materialistic view" of science and that his exegesis of Genesis 1 is more influenced by "reader-response" and "science" than it is a result of inductive Bible study. Anyways aside of this "lapse" in judgment Archer's work is a must have and is the best OT Introduction I have seen so far!Book Review: Outstanding O.T. Survey Book
Summary: 5 Stars
Years ago a friend of mine recommended that I purchase Dr. Archer's A Survey of Old Testament introduction. I have not regreted the day I purchased it. This book is quite unique simply because Dr. Archer does not succumb to the critical, liberal views that are so rampant in todays "Christian"literature. This book is for the serious student who desires to know his O.T. divorced from the clutches of wolves in sheeps clothing.Book Review: Excellent
Summary: 4 Stars
After R.K. Harrison's work, clearly the second best OT Intro. Very detailed, frank, lucid. Perhaps a tad too combative at points. Archer is one of the top OT scholars alive -- he has degrees from Princeton and Harvard and knows about 20 ancient languages. He just shreds most of the critical arguments against the historical reliability of the Bible.Book Review: scholar review
Summary: 5 Stars
I had Archer in seminary and used the first edition of the book. The new edition is updated and is the best book on history and archaeology of the Bible, from any orientation. Archer has a deep spirituality as well as clearly superior academics. I highly recommend the book for serious readers.Book Review: If you enjoy this book you may also like new Proverbs book.
Summary: 5 Stars
A Survey of Old Testament Introduction goes way beyond simply reviewing what everyone else thinks. Gleason Archer thrives on being controversial and makes very strong arguments for his positions. For example scholars are divided on whether there are multiple authors or just one author for the book of Isaiah. Archer concludes, "the whole case for Deutero- or Trito-Isaiah falls to the ground, simply on the basis of the internal evidence of the text itself" (p379). Archer makes a similarly controversial and strong case that King Solomon was the author of Song of Songs. If you enjoy controversial and interesting commentaries on the Bible you may also like THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE BOOK OF PROVERBS by Cody Jones. Current Bible scholars generally conclude that the introduction was written by someone other than Solomon but that it is impossible to determine who that was. Jones makes a strong case that the overall editor of Proverbs was the prophet Isaiah a contemporary of King Hezekiah mentioned in Proverbs 25.1. Many other mysteries and riddles of Proverbs are explored with surprising new answers.