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"The Old Testament can be difficult to understand and is often neglected today. We may find it confusing, harsh, full of rules, laws and prophecies, strange events or just plain difficult to navigate. We want to get on to the ""good stuff"" in the New Testament! But Jesus himself stressed the importance of the Old Testament-and it is in studying the Old Testament that we understand his person and work more fully. The entire Bible is God's message about his Son, our Saviour-the whole Bible finds meaning in him. If we are to be gripped by the unfolding historical drama of the Old Testament, thrilled by the evidences of the providence and purpose of God or enthralled by the developing picture of the promised Messiah, we need to first understand the flow of Old Testament narrative and how it fits into God's redemptive purposes. Author Gareth Crossley encourages the people of God with an Old Testament survey that focuses on this thread. The patriarchs, the nation of Israel, the kings and prophets, the widow and the poor, all have great purposes in God's unfolding plan of salvation. In its history, poetry and prophecies, the Old Testament is a glorious message of hope-of looking forward, of seeing God move in both ordinary and miraculous ways as he shows himself to be a gracious and promise-keeping God-and whose Son comes to bring salvation to sinners everywhere and in every age!"

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"""Dr. Crossley has...masterfully demonstrated how Christ is the central figure of the Old Testament, carefully pointing out all of the types and prophesies that point to him. This work helps unpack the true meaning of the Old Testament, which is to prepare the way for the coming of the One whose glory it reveals, even the Lord Jesus Christ. I highly recommend it."" RON BARNES (Canada), pastor, professor ""The best of its kind. As one who has taught Old Testament for more than a decade, I have read more than my fair share of such books, looking for the one to use for classes and to recommend to others. This is that book."" BENJAMIN SHAW (USA), associate professor of Old Testament, Greenville Presbyterian Seminary, Indiana ""I can say with no reservations, this is the best review of the old testament that I have ever come across! Every Bible student and every pastor should order this book and use it. There is nothing out there that is any better in my opinion!"" D.J. Dickey (USA), pastor emeritus, Glencullen Baptist Church, Portland, Oregon ""This is a book among books. It is like a manual to the Old Testament. We are now abreast with stuff of the Word. The church is enjoying these books, and I also now have new material to teach and preach about."" MOFYA DANWELL (Zambia), pastor ""This book is very well appreciated in Romania. In fact, it is the book that is used in all the theological schools here. It is the Old Testament Introduction manual for the students here in Emanuel University."" DINU MOGA (Romania), general manager, Faclia Publishing House ""What a wonderful means to understanding both Old and New Testament Scriptures! Dr. Crossley's timely work is immensely needed by the church today. It is both deep and easy to read and understand by all. It is a thrilling tool to promote revival and a true hungering and thirsting for God's Word. It points us back to what the early church learned from Christ during his forty-day ministry on earth between his resurrection and ascension-that all Scripture (at that time, Genesis to Malachi) is about his life, ministry and redemptive work. The early church did not have the New Testament yet, but it faithfully and fruitfully proclaimed the gospel from the Old Testament. Much of the misunderstanding and confusion in the evangelical world today did not exist for the early church because it learned and applied Christ's vital teaching about his fulfilment of all Old Testament content. We are ordering dozens of this new edition for ministry staff in Middle East Reformed Fellowship's fields and will promptly start the efforts to translate this volume into Arabic, Farsi, Bahasa Indonesia and Urdu."" VICTOR ATALLAH (Cyprus), pastor, Middle East Reformed Fellowship (MERF) ""This superb overview of the Old Testament is the best for the general reader that I have seen to date. Buy it, and you will not need another Old Testament Survey."" JOHN BRENTNALL (UK), editor, Peace and Truth"

Dr. Crossley has...masterfully demonstrated how Christ is the central figure of the Old Testament, carefully pointing out all of the types and prophesies that point to him. This work helps unpack the true meaning of the Old Testament, which is to prepare the way for the coming of the One whose glory it reveals, even the Lord Jesus Christ. I highly recommend it. RON BARNES (Canada), pastor, professor The best of its kind. As one who has taught Old Testament for more than a decade, I have read more than my fair share of such books, looking for the one to use for classes and to recommend to others. This is that book. BENJAMIN SHAW (USA), associate professor of Old Testament, Greenville Presbyterian Seminary, Indiana I can say with no reservations, this is the best review of the old testament that I have ever come across! Every Bible student and every pastor should order this book and use it. There is nothing out there that is any better in my opinion! D.J. Dickey (USA), pastor emeritus, Glencullen Baptist Church, Portland, Oregon This is a book among books. It is like a manual to the Old Testament. We are now abreast with stuff of the Word. The church is enjoying these books, and I also now have new material to teach and preach about. MOFYA DANWELL (Zambia), pastor This book is very well appreciated in Romania. In fact, it is the book that is used in all the theological schools here. It is the Old Testament Introduction manual for the students here in Emanuel University. DINU MOGA (Romania), general manager, Faclia Publishing House What a wonderful means to understanding both Old and New Testament Scriptures! Dr. Crossley's timely work is immensely needed by the church today. It is both deep and easy to read and understand by all. It is a thrilling tool to promote revival and a true hungering and thirsting for God's Word. It points us back to what the early church learned from Christ during his forty-day ministry on earth between his resurrection and ascension-that all Scripture (at that time, Genesis to Malachi) is about his life, ministry and redemptive work. The early church did not have the New Testament yet, but it faithfully and fruitfully proclaimed the gospel from the Old Testament. Much of the misunderstanding and confusion in the evangelical world today did not exist for the early church because it learned and applied Christ's vital teaching about his fulfilment of all Old Testament content. We are ordering dozens of this new edition for ministry staff in Middle East Reformed Fellowship's fields and will promptly start the efforts to translate this volume into Arabic, Farsi, Bahasa Indonesia and Urdu. VICTOR ATALLAH (Cyprus), pastor, Middle East Reformed Fellowship (MERF) This superb overview of the Old Testament is the best for the general reader that I have seen to date. Buy it, and you will not need another Old Testament Survey. JOHN BRENTNALL (UK), editor, Peace and Truth

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Gareth Crossley (Ph.D) is an international lecturer and trainer of church leaders. He holds a Ph.D. in theology from Birmingham University (U.K.) and an MA in counselling from Keele University (U.K.). During fifty years of ministry, he served as pastor of West Park Church, Wolverhampton, and as a church planter/pastor in Leicester, Harrogate and Ashbourne. In his counselling, Dr. Crossley seeks to apply the Word of God to the problems of living. He receives referrals from Christian agencies, physicians and church leaders. He is the author of Growing Church Leaders and Everyday Evangelism and uses social media to train church leaders and strengthen the church universal.

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