God's Word to Israel: Augmented Edition

While many Christians recognize the abiding value of the Old Testament as God's Word they stay away from studying it because they see it as a difficult and forbidding subject. In this completely revised and expanded edition of God’s Word to Israel Joseph Jensen incorporates the latest scholarship using a combination of the historical, literary, and thematic approaches to present a unified treatment—one that with even a modest degree of effort will produce rich rewards.

By selecting the most important matters, rather than attempting to cover every aspect of the Old Testament message, Jensen has given them the space and emphasis they deserve.

Joseph Jensen, OSB, (1924-2026), taught Scripture for many years at the Catholic University of America and supervised the production of the New American Bible. He is the author of several articles and books, including Ethical Dimensions of the Prophets, published by Liturgical Press.

Mark S. Smith is professor of Bible and ancient Near Eastern studies at New York University.  Previously he taught at Yale University, Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, and Saint Paul Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota.  Author or co-author of eighteen books, he is past president of the Catholic Biblical Association of America.