Below is the exact instruction from the professor: the book i selected is title...Introduction to the Old Testament, author: Clyde Francisco, ISBN#0-8054-123-1, 1979. FORM FOR CRITICAL BOOK REVIEW NOTE: Exactness in treatment of book reviews is required. The following outline is given for that purpose. It must be followed to the letter. Section VI should be thorough and must deal with specifics. It is not enough to say “I enjoyed reading the book” or “it was a good book”. Tell why you enjoyed the book and why it is good. Deal with any weaknesses that you perceive the book to have—citing page numbers in the text. I have indicated by each major heading the grading weight of each section of the review. Obviously you should concentrate on the areas weighted the heaviest. ALL BOOKS TO BE CRITIQUED MUST BE APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY YOUR TEACHER. I. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH 10% 1. Information on date and place of birth and date of death of the author, if deceased. 2. Information on formal education. 3. Information on professional pursuits and positions held. 4. Information on literary and/or scholarly achievements. (Most libraries have works that give biographies of educators. Some of this information is usually in the book itself. A good faith effort to find data is expected.) II. FORMAT OF BOOK 5% 1. Indication of size, type, and binding. 2. Indication of organization with respect to chapters and broad divisions, preface, exhibits, indices and other such divisions. (Some of this information is generally found in the first two or three pages of the book.) III. STYLE OF WRITING 5% 1. Description of prominent and distinctive stylistic features. 2. Evaluation of diction and composition, clarity and lucidity. (This is your personal evaluation. How YOU perceive the book to be.) III. AUTHOR’S PURPOSE 10% 1. Statement of evident or surmised purpose(s) as understood by you. 2. Indication of direct or implied presentation of purpose(s). 3. Assessment of the degree to which the purpose(s) is realized by the author in the book. (Most authors will state their purpose in the introduction or preface. Some do not, in which case you will have to tell what you understand to be their purpose.) IV. SUMMARY OF CONTENTS 10% 1. Presentation of theme or burden of thought and argument in the respective chapters or divisions of the book. 2. Summation in an integrated general statement on the total materials of the book. (Here a brief summary of the content of each chapter or division will be given, with a concluding statement.) VI. EVALUATION 60% !!!!!!! 1. Assessment of points of strength and weakness with an indication of the basis for critical opinions expressed. 2. Assessment of total contribution and impact of the book with an indication of the basis of erspective for opinions expressed. (As you can see, this is where you should give the most attention. Be specific! Give page numbers from the book as you assess it.) FURTHER NOTES FOR STUDENTS: AS YOU READ AND DEVELOP YOUR CRITICAL BOOK REVIEW, YOU MAY WANT TO SEE HOW THE BOOK HAS BEEN REVIEWED IN JOURNALS LIKE Restoration Quarterly, Journal of Biblical Literature, Evangelical Theological Quarterly, Tyndale Bulletin, etc.