This is a survey of the Old Testament which is divided into four sections - The Law, The Historical Books, The Poetical Books and The Prophetical books. There are a number of ways one may approach the study of the Bible such as Synthetic which is an overview of the Bible as a whole to provide a grasp of the overall message, Analytical which is the process of viewing the Bible verse by verse to get an in depth understanding and Topical or Doctrinal which is a study of the Bible according to its many topics and doctrines, and Typical-a study of the many pictures or types found