Five Views of Christ in the Old Testament
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The authors of the New Testament regularly quote and allude to Old Testament passages that point to the presence, person, and work of Jesus. Jesus himself claimed that Moses wrote about him (John 5:46). And on the road to Emmaus, Jesus instructed the disciples from "Moses and all the prophets" regarding himself (Luke 24:27).
Though Christians affirm that the Old Testament bears witness to Christ, how the Old Testament writers did this is a matter of extensive debate. Furthermore, Christian biblical scholars also debate the degree to which contemporary interpreters of the Bible can follow the hermeneutics of the New Testament authors in using the Old Testament to point to the person and work of Jesus Christ.
Five Views on Christ in the Old Testament is the first book to bring together in conversation the major views on how the Old Testament points to Christ. Contributors and views include:
- The First Testament Priority View (John Goldingay)
- The Christotelic View (Tremper Longman III)
- The Redemptive-Historical Christocentric View (Jason DeRouchie)
- The Reception-Centered Intertextual View (Havilah Dharamraj)
- The Premodern View (Craig Carter)
Each contributor presents their preferred methodology, showing readers how their interpretive approach best explains the biblical data. Additionally, authors provide case studies of various Old Testament passages that equip readers to better compare the strengths and weaknesses of each of author's approaches. This essential resource will help readers learn practical steps to help them read the Old Testament more faithfully as it testifies to Jesus the Messiah.
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About Brian J. Tabb
Brian J. Tabb (Ph.D., London School of Theology) is academic dean and professor of biblical studies at Bethlehem College and Seminary and serves as general editor of Themelios.
Andrew M. King
Andrew M. King (Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is assistant dean and assistant professor of Biblical Studies at Midwestern Seminary and Spurgeon College.
Dr. John Goldingay
John Goldingay (PhD, University of Nottingham; DD, Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth) is professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary, but lives in Oxford, England. His numerous books include An Introduction to the Old Testament, A Reader’s Guide to the Bible, Reading Jesus’s Bible, and commentaries on Psalms, Isaiah, and Daniel. He has also authored Biblical Theology, the three-volume Old Testament Theology, and the seventeen-volume Old Testament for Everyone series, and has published a translation of the entire Old Testament called The First Testament: A New Translation.
Other books by Dr. John Goldingay
Tremper Longman III
Tremper Longman III (PhD, Yale University) is a distinguished scholar and Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. He is on the advisory council of the BioLogos Foundation, and is the Old Testament editor for the revised Expositor's Bible Commentary and general editor for the Story of God Bible Commentary Old Testament, and has authored many articles and books on the Psalms and other Old Testament books.
Other books by Tremper Longman III
Jason S. DeRouchie
Jason S. DeRouchie (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is Rich and Judy Hastings Endowed Chair of Old Testament and Research Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
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