Many

Lany people today are curious about the life and faith of the Old Testament. What relevance do its laws and wise sayings have to modern life? What can we learn today from this foundation-document of many societies? As so many today look back to ancient religions, what does it teach us about faith and worship and our relationship with God?

John Drane has already covered the history of Old Testament times in his book The Old Testament Story: In this book he grapples with the moral and religious ideas of the Old Testament: the spirituality of the Psalms, the wisdom of Proverbs, the uncompromising faith of the prophets. He shows that New Testament faith has its roots deep in Old Testament religion.

This book is an addition to a series by John Drane which introduces the whole Bible for the non-specialist reader: The Old Testament Story The Old Testament Faith Jesus and the

Four Gospels

Paul

The Life of the Early Church

Each of the volumes is backed by photographs, maps, time-charts and diagrams. It is a presentation equally suitable for the general reader as for the school or college examination student. The Life of the Early Church was described as 'scholarly and open, lively and clear, lavishly and imaginatively illustrated (Catholic Herald), and The Old Testament Story as 'a very successful plain history of Israel which can be commended to anyone looking for a beginner's guide (Church Times)

John Drane is a Lecturer in Religious Studies at Stirling University. He has presented several religious programmes on television in Scotland