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OverviewHow should Christians read the Old Testament today Answers to this question gravitate between two poles. On the one hand, some pay little attention to the gap between the Old Testament and today, reading the Old Testament like a devotional allegory that points the Christian directly to Jesus. On the other hand, there are folks who prioritize an Old Testament passage's original context to such an extent that it is by no means clear if and how a given Old Testament text might bear witness to Christ and address the church. This volume is a tribute to Willem A. VanGemeren, an ecclesial scholar who operated amidst the tension between understanding texts in their original context and their theological witness to Christ and the church. The contributors in this volume share a conviction that Christians must read the Old Testament with a theological concern for how it bears witness to Christ and nourishes the church, while not undermining the basic principles of exegesis. Two questions drive these essays as they address the topic of reading the Old Testament theologically. Christology. If the Old Testament bears witness to Christ, how do we move from an Old Testament text, theme, or book to Christ Ecclesiology. If the Old Testament is meant to nourish the church, how do scriptures originally given to Israel address the church today The volume unfolds by first considering exegetical habits that are essential for interpreting the Old Testament theologically. Then several essays wrestle with how topics from select Old Testament books can be read theologically. Finally, it concludes by addressing several communal matters that arise when reading the Old Testament theologically. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andrew T. AbernethyPublisher: Zondervan Imprint: Zondervan Academic Dimensions: Width: 15.70cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.507kg ISBN: 9780310535058ISBN 10: 0310535050 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 19 September 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationAndrew Abernethy (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is associate professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College (Illinois). He is the author of Eating in Isaiah: Approaching Food and Drink in Isaiah's Structure and Message, The Book of Isaiah and God's Kingdom, and co-editor of Isaiah and Imperial Context: The Book of Isaiah in Times of Empire. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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