Plunging into the Hebrew Scriptures is a daunting task for most of us. The Old Testament is a library of 72 books: poetry, song, letters, allegories, history, law and more. In this Update Virginia Smith outlines the major and minor books and offers a plan for a pleasurable and profitable reading of the Old Testament. In four pages she treats the four major sections of the Old Testament: The Pentateuch, The Historical Books, The Wisdom Books and The Prophetic Books, making God's Word more familiar and less bewildering.