Essay Book review “The Messiah in the Old Testament”

Essay Book review “The Messiah in the Old Testament”-Writing a Book Review 1-The following guidelines offer a flexible structure for writing college or graduate-level critical book reviews, ranging from ten to fifteen paragraphs, or approximately five pages.  I am looking for 5-7 pages of thoughtful interaction, especially with Kaiser’s thesis and central arguments. This should not simply a book report, but you will include key aspects of the book.

1. Author’s situation: Introducing a book, a reviewer should explain the rhetorical situation, describing briefly the book’s purpose, scope, and place in the situation or discipline for which it was written.
2. Author’s thesis: In a second paragraph, a reviewer should state the author’s thesis, or main claim. In this section comes the reviewer’s thesis addressing the question: What is the quality of the author’s proposed solution to the problem? The reviewer offers a qualitative thesis about the quality or accuracy of the author’s argument; so a reviewer’s thesis emphasizes adjectives regarding quality. The reviewer should also discuss any relevant viewpoint or bias that may indicate why the author chose this thesis, or why the thesis is expressed a certain way, or other relevant information about focus—what is included or excluded.
3. Author’s arguments: In three or four paragraphs, a reviewer should summarize the author’s claims, key terms, and distinctions and how they are discussed or supported or grounded in evidence; one paragraph per chapter or section is appropriate.

4. Weaknesses: Next, in two or three paragraphs, a reviewer should discuss the book’s weaknesses, such as problems, omissions, or contrary points based in one’s own knowledge or from research. A reviewer should avoid overly subjective opinions, such as “I just didn’t like it,” or “It was too hard to read.”
5. Strengths: Next, a reviewer should focus on the book’s strengths and on one’s agreements; also, if applicable, discuss why some weaknesses do not detract from the work or its thesis.
6. Conclusion: For the concluding paragraph, a reviewer should highlight the merits of the work, why it is significant, or not so important, and the value that it offers to specific or general readers.