Synopsis
A Key To The Old Testament And Apocrypha ; Or An Account Of Their Several Books, Their Contents And Authors, And Of The Times In Which They Were Respectively Written by Robert Gray is a scholarly introduction to the Old Testament and the Apocrypha. It surveys the formation of the Hebrew Bible, its canon and inspired nature, and the textual integrity of the Hebrew text, including the roles of the Masora, the Samaritan Pentateuch, and the Septuagint. The work emphasizes Genesis and the Pentateuch as foundations for Christian faith, discusses Mosaic authorship and the Mosaic covenant, and analyzes the relationship between Old and New Testaments for interpretation. It then outlines the major and minor biblical books, their authorship debates, dates, genres, and canonical status across Jewish and Christian traditions, with particular attention to Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon, as well as a General Preface to the Prophets. The volume also offers a Preface to the Apocrypha and to Ezra/Esdras, highlighting providence, covenant fidelity, wisdom literature, messianic expectation, and the complex history of canonicity. It is intended as a concise, historically grounded guide to Scripture and its Christ-centered interpretation.
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