[A] wealth of useful and accessible information on the Pentateuch.... This book is especially welcome as a solid introduction accessible to undergraduate students.

Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society

In this up-to-date and scholarly work, Alexander shows how the first five books of the Bible make sense and hang together. More than that, they lay the foundations of Christian theology, so that no one can properly understand the rest of the Bible who has not come to terms with them. Alexander will be found to be a lucid and reliable guide to this vital part of Scripture.

Gordon J. Wenham

There are a number of books on the market that introduce students to critical issues in the study of the Pentateuch. Alexander, however, has given us something differ-ent and much needed. He provides an introduction that considers the Pentateuch as a whole, both thematically and theologically. The Pentateuch is presented as a unity, yet the variety of topics within it receive substantial and penetrating treat-ment. It is the sort of study that many readers and their teachers have long wanted on this first section of the Old Testament.

■J. Gordon McConville

Two virtues about From Paradise to the Promised Land have especially struck me. One is the comprehensiveness of the way it seeks to help us grasp the Pentateuch. The other is the way Alexander shows us how different themes hold these books together-themes such as the sanctuary, kingship and the land. Both these features open up possibilities in grasping the Pentateuch as a whole