The Old Testament or simply the Bible for Jews, is a key to understanding our world. It's stories, laws, and poetry have shaped the thinking of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Our languages themselves have been formed by it, and it's insights into the nature of reality and God, still powerfully speak to us today. This short introduction hopes to inspire you to read the Old Testament, and to think for yourself about what they might mean for you and your life. These books have emerged over a decade of ministering, teaching and preaching all over the world. While running talks, discussion groups, and beginners theology classes, in London, Jordan, France and Madagascar, I came to realise that there is very little written about Christianity for the interested, thoughtful person with a busy life, and a multitude of other things to think about. This series hopes to add to that small but growing collection of books that seek to explain the Christian faith in a brief, intelligent, practical way.