Julie Woods is a freelance Old Testament lecturer who works primarily on a voluntary basis in the majority world. She has taught in various institutions in the UK and continues to teach each year on the Common Awards programme for the Guildford diocese.

This is an excellent addition to what used to be the SOTS Guides to the Old Testament. [The author] has written an easily accessible yet also comprehensive introduction.

• IntroductionPart One: Jonah 1. Up and then Down, Down, Down2. In the Great He-Fish, She-Fish3. Repentant Kings and Beasts4. A Worm and a WinkPart Two: Micah1. Melting Mountains2. Robbers and Remnants3. Corrupt Rulers4. The Last Days5. A Child from Bethlehem 6. Justice, Kindness and Humility (or Listening Mountains / Listening Hills)7. Vines and Brambles Part Three: Nahum1. In Whirlwind and Storm 2. Flashing Steel and Plundered Silver3. Galloping Horses, Gleaming SpearsConclusionIndex