Between the Testaments

by Charles F. Pfeiffer

Approximately 400 years pass between the close of the Old Testament and the beginning of the New. And these 400 years were anything but uneventful. The Persian Empire fell. The Greeks, led by Alexander, rose--and fell as well. The Roman Empire took their place.

Much happened in Palestine in this time. Have you ever wondered where Synagogues came from? Or the Samaritans? Or the Herods? These questions--and many others peculiarities found in the New Testament, but not the old--are answered when you study what happened during those four hundred years.

Pfeiffer's book on this subject is a gem. It is not so weighed down with scholarly material to be dry to the average reader. Meanwhile, it's not so light on material to be useless to anyone. This volume on the inter-testamental period covers those four hundred years in about 125 pages-- enough to give you fairly significant detail about what happened (and suggestions for where to look if you care to study the matter further), but not so much that it will put the average reader to sleep.

Look this one up--I picked up my copy for less than $5 (used)--and add it to your shelf. It's definitley worth reading and keeping.

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