OANT: THE GENERAL EPISTLE OF JUDE

OANT: THE GENERAL EPISTLE OF JUDE: THE GENERAL EPISTLE OF JUDE A pastoral leader in the early church delivers a constructive but firm warning to a community under his care ...

OANT: The Book Of AMOS

OANT: The Book Of AMOS: The Book Of AMOS The book of Amos is a collection of prophetic messages delivered by the prophet Amos. The book also includes a narrative...

OANT: The Book Of OBADIAH

OANT: The Book Of OBADIAH: The Book Of OBADIAH Obadiah, one of the twelve Minor Prophets, announces judgment on the nation of Edom for its sins against Judah and Je...

OANT: The Book Of JONAH

OANT: The Book Of JONAH: The Book Of JONAH God calls Jonah to be a prophet to the wicked city Nineveh, but Jonah rebels and flees across the sea in the opposite d...

OANT: The Book Of MICAH

OANT: The Book Of MICAH: The Book Of MICAH Micah is one of the eighth-century prophets--a contemporary of Isaiah and a little later than Hosea and Amos. Like thes...

OANT: The Book Of NAHUM

OANT: The Book Of NAHUM: The Book Of NAHUM Nahum addresses the afflicted community of Judah to announce the demise of Assyria and its capital Nineveh. The communi...

OANT: The Book Of HABAKKUK

OANT: The Book Of HABAKKUK: The Book Of HABAKKUK Habakkuk opens by protesting God's inaction in the face of injustice and violence: the wicked thrive at the expe...

OANT: The Book Of ZEPHANIAH

OANT: The Book Of ZEPHANIAH: The book opens with the announcement of the Day of the Lord, which is characterized as a day of massive, even total, destruction. It is a d...

OANT: The Book Of HAGGAI

OANT: The Book Of HAGGAI: The Book Of HAGGAI The prophet Haggai, in 520 B.C.E., urges those who have returned from Babylonian exile, including Joshua the high prie...

OANT: The Book Of ZECHARIAH

OANT: The Book Of ZECHARIAH: The Book Of ZECHARIAH The enthusiasm of the Jews returning to Judah from their exile in Babylon was soon dampened by discouragement as th...

OANT: THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE GALATIANS

OANT: THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE GALATIANS: THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE GALATIANS Paul writes to the Galatian Christians out of deep concern that they are forsaking the g...

OANT: The Book Of ZEPHANIAH

OANT: The Book Of ZEPHANIAH: The book opens with the announcement of the Day of the Lord, which is characterized as a day of massive, even total, destruction. It is a d...

OANT: The Book Of EZRA

OANT: The Book Of EZRA: The Book Of EZRA Ezra begins by seeing Cyrus's decree to release the exiles as the fulfillment of God's promise in Jeremiah 29:10...

OANT: The Book Of NEHEMIAH

OANT: The Book Of NEHEMIAH: The Book Of NEHEMIAH Nehemiah continues a cycle of episodes begun in the book of Ezra: return and reconstruction of the temple under Zeru...

OANT: The Book Of ESTHER

OANT: The Book Of ESTHER: The Book Of ESTHER Ahasuerus, all powerful king of Persia, banishes his queen Vashti for failing to appear before him when bidden. The ne...

OANT: The Book Of ISAIAH

OANT: The Book Of ISAIAH: The Book Of ISAIAH The first part of this long book contains messages of judgment and warning similar to those of the other eighth-centur...

OANT: The Book Of JEREMIAH

OANT: The Book Of JEREMIAH: The Book Of JEREMIAH The book of Jeremiah is the longest book in the Bible (in terms of words and verses), and it is certainly one of the...

OANT: The First Book Of Moses Called GENESIS

OANT: The First Book Of Moses Called GENESIS: THE BIBLE, the most widely circulated of books, at once provokes and baffles study. Even the non-believer in its authority rightly feels tha...

OANT: The First Book Of Moses Called GENESIS

OANT: The First Book Of Moses Called GENESIS: THE BIBLE, the most widely circulated of books, at once provokes and baffles study. Even the non-believer in its authority rightly feels tha...

OANT: The Book Of JEREMIAH

OANT: The Book Of JEREMIAH: The Book Of JEREMIAH The book of Jeremiah is the longest book in the Bible (in terms of words and verses), and it is certainly one of the...

OANT: The Book Of ISAIAH

OANT: The Book Of ISAIAH: The Book Of ISAIAH The first part of this long book contains messages of judgment and warning similar to those of the other eighth-centur...

OANT: Song Of SOLOMON

OANT: Song Of SOLOMON: Song Of SOLOMON The Song of Solomon (or Song of Songs) is a unified collection of poetry on the theme of human love, following the relati...

OANT: The Book Of ECCLESIASTES

OANT: The Book Of ECCLESIASTES: The Book Of ECCLESIASTES The author of Ecclesiastes is unable to find meaning in life by living for work, by searching for the answers to...

OANT: The Book Of PROVERBS

OANT: The Book Of PROVERBS: The Book Of PROVERBS The book of Proverbs is a collection of essays, poems, and sayings expressing the wisdom of ancient Israel. About 3,...

OANT: The Book Of The PSALMS

OANT: The Book Of The PSALMS: The Book Of PSALMS The book of Psalms contains the prayers, hymns, and meditations of Israel, 150 of them now gathered in a collection th...

OANT: The Book Of JOB

OANT: The Book Of JOB: The Book Of JOB Job is presented as such a good man that God boasts about him in a conversation with Satan. Satan is then given permissio...

OANT: The Book Of EZEKIEL

OANT: The Book Of EZEKIEL: The Book Of EZEKIEL The book covers the prophecies, visions, and symbolic actions of Ezekiel, a prophet among the Jews during the exile i...

OANT: The Book Of ZECHARIAH

OANT: The Book Of ZECHARIAH: The Book Of ZECHARIAH The enthusiasm of the Jews returning to Judah from their exile in Babylon was soon dampened by discouragement as th...

OANT: The Book Of ZEPHANIAH

OANT: The Book Of ZEPHANIAH: The book opens with the announcement of the Day of the Lord, which is characterized as a day of massive, even total, destruction. It is a d...

OANT: The First Book Of The CHRONICLES

OANT: The First Book Of The CHRONICLES: The First Book Of The CHRONICLES First Chronicles begins with nine chapters of genealogies from Adam to the Chronicler's postexilic c...

OANT: The First Book Of The CHRONICLES

OANT: The First Book Of The CHRONICLES: The First Book Of The CHRONICLES First Chronicles begins with nine chapters of genealogies from Adam to the Chronicler's postexilic c...

OANT: The First Book Of The KINGS

OANT: The First Book Of The KINGS: The Book Of First KINGS First Kings continues the story where 2 Samuel left off. Chapters 1-2 complete the presentation of the reign of D...

OANT: The First Book Of SAMUEL

OANT: The First Book Of SAMUEL: The First Book Of SAMUEL First Samuel continues where Judges left off. The book of Ruth comes between them in English Bibles, but not in ...

OANT: THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST TO JOHN

OANT: THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST TO JOHN: THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST TO JOHN The book of Revelation calls Christians to remain faithful to God and Christ and to resist the pow...

OANT: The Second Book Of The CHRONICLES

OANT: The Second Book Of The CHRONICLES: The Second Book Of The CHRONICLES Second Chronicles continues the story begun in 1 Chronicles. Chapters 1-9 complete the Chronicler's...

OANT: The Book Of EZRA

OANT: The Book Of EZRA: The Book Of EZRA Ezra begins by seeing Cyrus's decree to release the exiles as the fulfillment of God's promise in Jeremiah 29:10...

OANT: The Book Of NEHEMIAH

OANT: The Book Of NEHEMIAH: The Book Of NEHEMIAH Nehemiah continues a cycle of episodes begun in the book of Ezra: return and reconstruction of the temple under Zeru...

OANT: The Book Of ESTHER

OANT: The Book Of ESTHER: The Book Of ESTHER Ahasuerus, all powerful king of Persia, banishes his queen Vashti for failing to appear before him when bidden. The ne...