An accessible introduction to the historical and theological developments between the Old and New Testament.

Bridging the Testaments Video Lectures outlines the political and social developments of this period between Old and New Testaments. Using a wide range of biblical and extra-biblical sources, George Athas reconstructs what can be known about the history of Judah and Samaria in Israel’s post-exilic history, providing the framework for understanding the history of God's covenant people, and the theological developments that occurred at the end of the Old Testament period, leading into the New Testament. Athas shows that the notion of a supposed period of four hundred years of prophetic silence is not supported by the biblical or historical evidence. Lessons conclude with a sketch of the historical and theological situation prevailing at the death of Herod in 4 BC, providing important context for the New Testament.

Bridging the Testaments Video Lectures bridges the Old and New Testaments by providing a historical and theological understanding of the five centuries leading up to the birth of Jesus, tracking a biblical theology through them, and abolishing the notion of a four-century prophetic silence.