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.

• 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

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.