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For one-semester courses in Introduction to the Bible, and for use as a supplement in Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and Introduction to the New Testament courses.

This text encourages students to read the Bible and primary sources closely and carefully, and offers background sketches about topics not explained in the Bible. It points to specific verses and chapters, asking carefully constructed questions that prompt students to think creatively and figure out their own  answers.

Adam L. Porter provides a unique and valuable resource for students who are reading and studying the Bible. Using a series of questions in a workbook format, Porter directs students in a careful reading of biblical texts, helping students understand and see how scholars debate important issues in biblical interpretation. As Porter writes:

• The genesis of this book was when students asked me to give them a family tree for Abraham's family. I did so and then realized they would have learned more if I pointed them to the biblical verses and asked them to draw the genealogy themselves. I decided to write a whole book that does just this: points the students to verses and chapters and asks them to think creatively.

• Valuable text for all introductory Bible, Hebrew Bible, or New Testament courses
• Students taught scholarly techniques for analyzing biblical materials (including source criticism, redaction criticism, form criticism, and literary methods of analysis)
• Questions-based organization, with simple questions leading up to more complex questions for analysis
• Suggestions for further reading for each chapter