An affordable Recommendation

If you are interested in picking up a good and relatively cheap reference for Old Testament studies, may I recommend 'Encountering the Old Testament' by Arnold and Beyer. You can find the book from $1.95 (plus shipping and handling) here. I am using this book for additional background information. It has fantastic illustrations and easy to understand summaries. And if you really want to take it a step further you might check out "Chronological and Background Charts of the Old Testament" by John H. Walton also available here.

As always I suggest BibleGateway.com as a quick online resource for either reading or reference questions.