The Complete Idiot's Guide to Hebrew Scripture

I found The Complete Idiot's Guide to Hebrew Scripture a fantastic guide to the history of Jewish Scripture. I am a Jewish History teacher, and I used The Complete Idiot's Guide to Hebrew Scripture to help organize my class curriculum (Samuel Judges, King David, and the story of The Book of Ester are just some of the topics that I found helpful in this book). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Hebrew Scripture is also helpful because the topics are well organized and clearly stated. In addition, the book provides interesting commentaries that help enhance the subject matter (bring the history alive). I would definitely recommend The Complete Idiot's Guide to Hebrew Scripture to anyone who is interested in the history of Jewish Scripture. Furthermore, I believe this is a very helpful resource for students and should be a required classroom text.

For someone who wants basic information about Hebrew Scriptures, this book is a good starting point. However, I did find typographical errors and even a bit of misinformation (re the matter of Obadiah being the shortest book in Scriptures and on a previous page, it had been erroneously stated that Habakkuk was the shortest book). Anyway, the book was not over my head, nor was it too simplified. It's a good way to whet one's appetite and understand Hebrew writings. Both Jews and non-Jews can appreciate this volume.