The volume provides clear, understandable, and reliable foundational information in the increasingly complex field of Old Testament studies. It offers an overview of various disciplines (the history of Israel, biblical studies, methodologies, Old Testament theology, hermeneutics) as well as an introduction to biblical didactics with example exegesis. 'Compact Theology: Old Testament' is not only informative but also aims to invite readers on a journey of discovery into the world of the Old Testament, with its over a thousand-year history of development. How to do justice to the Old Testament in its multifaceted nature, how to read and understand it—these are important and pressing questions that remain relevant today. Not least, the current aspects of Old Testament themes make this volume an enlightening read.