The 400 Silent Years

From Malachi to Matthew

By: H. A. Ironside

Narrated by: Bill Shanks

Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins

Publisher's summary

What is the history between the Old and New Testaments? Most people are not even aware there is such a gap. But there is: a 400-year gap. When the Old Testament leaves off, the Jews have just returned back from Babylonian captivity and the Persian Empire is in full swing. When Jesus enters the scene, it is 400 years later. The Persians are long gone, the Greeks have had their time, and now the Romans rule to roost. So what happened? Do we have any writings from this time? Could understanding this period of time help us understand the New Testament, the world of Jesus and the Apostles? The answer is yes.

This exciting book by well-known author H.A. Ironside lifts the veil from this vital period of Jewish history and helps piece together the events that brought them from Malachi to Matthew. This book will be of interest to students of Biblical, Ancient Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman history, as well as all those who desire to know and understand the Bible for fully.

Ironside published this book in 1914. It is a history of the time between the last book of the Protestant Old Testament and the New Testament, from Malachi to Matthew.

For most Christians, this is a silent and unknown time. What happened in those years? Why was there no prophet speaking for God? Are there any writings from that time that can illuminate our questions? In what way did this time help prepare for the coming Messiah and the rapid spread of the Gospel? What can archaeology tell us? Answering this question can help us really bring the New Testament to light. It was these preceding 400 years that paved the way for the New Testament scene. A must-listen for all Bible students.

Author of over 100 books, booklets, and tracts, H.A. Ironside was a bulwark of orthodox Evangelical fundamentalism. He wrote on everything from Jewish history, to New Testament doctrine, to eschatology, to Bible commentaries, and more. He was a direct successor of D.L. Moody and R.A. Torrey as senior pastor of Moody Church (founded by D.L. Moody). He was also their spiritual successor in that he continued the defense of classic Evangelical orthodoxy against the onslaught of Modernism. In 1930, he became the pastor, serving for 18 years until his wife’s death in 1948. He went to be with his Lord in 1951.

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Great book, great reader, but hard to get past misspronunciation of names

The book is excellent and I highly recommend the printed version. The readers voice, speed, etc. are very good. But the pronunciation of Greek and Hebrew names is pretty bad and it is hard to get past this. You can tell who or where he is talking about because he pronounces them phonetically. But it is hard to pay attention when he says Joseph-us, Pee-Tolomy, Anti-auck-us, Sale-lek-e-us Pill-a-pay-ter, Sile-is-sea-dies that sort of thing. I hope this doesn't cause me to pronounce their names like this. Would be nice if the reader would learn the correct pronunciation and re-record this.

great book

A good listen that never stood still for too long and yet is filled with relevant and little known information that I could follow. I can't wait to listen to it again.
An honest and courageous go

Worst narration on Audible

Great content but the worst narration I have ever heard. Painful to listen to. I had to force myself to listen as I know the content is very worthwhile.

Worst pronunciation of Historical Names

Was looking forward to reading and gaining more knowing of the 400 Years of Silence.

Terrible to listen to.

Mispronunciation

So many words were mispronounced it took away from the overall value of the material presented