The Exile and Beyond brings to life the sacred literature of Israel and Judah that comprises the exilic and postexilic communities of faith. It covers Ezekiel, Isaiah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, 1 & 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Joel, Jonah, Song of Songs, Esther, and Daniel.

All The Bible is an 8-volume basic biblical survey series that nurtures a better understanding of the message and background of the biblical writings. The general editor of the series is R. Alan Culpepper, Dean of the McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University, Atlanta, Georgia.

H. Wayne Ballard, Jr. is Professor of Religion at Carson-Newman University. Wayne and his wife Kim make their home in Strawberry Plains, Tennessee. He holds a PhD in Old Testament Studies from SBTS and a PhD in Education from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He has served in church staff ministry for more than thirty years across the U.S. He is also co-author of From Jerusalem to Gaza: An Old Testament Theology (Smyth & Helwys).