The Christian and the Old Testament

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Wipf and Stock Publishers, Apr 24, 2019 - Religion - 320 pages
Is the Old Testament relevant for today? Yes! Discover the unifying theme of the "Old" and "New" Testaments -- and of history! -- in God's promise-plan first given to Abraham in Genesis 12. Cross-cultural workers and students of the Bible will discover valuable insights and new zeal for searching and communicating the Scriptures in this very readable book based on years of massive scholarship.
 

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Contents

The Christian and the Old Testament
1
Gods Central Plan
12
Genesis 111
24
Genesis 1250
34
The Theology of Saving Faith in the Old Testament
45
Exodus 119
56
Exodus 20 through Deuteronomy
80
Exodus 25 through Leviticus
92
The Theology of the Servant of the Lord
173
Isaiah the Promise Theologian
183
Jonah Micah Hosea
195
Jeremiah Theologian of the Word of God
208
The Theology of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament
220
Ezekiel Theologian of the Glory of God
231
Daniel Theologian of the Kingdom of God
244
Haggai Zechariah
256

Leviticus 16 Isaiah 52135312
104
The Relationship between the Promise and Wisdom
115
The Promise and the Prophets
127
The Theology of the Messiah in the Old Testament
140
The Theology of Messiahs Dynasty and Kingdom
151
The Theology of the Day of the Lord
162
The Continuation of the Old Testament Promise in the New Testament
269
Bibliography
281
Index of Hebrew Words
293
Index of Subjects and Names
301
Copyright

Other editions - View all

The Christian and the Old Testament
Walter C. Kaiser
Limited preview - 1998
The Christian and the Old Testament
Walter C. Kaiser
Limited preview - 2019
The Christian and the Old Testament
Walter C. Jr. Kaiser
No preview available - 2019

Common terms and phrases

Abraham Acts answer appears become begins believe Bible biblical blessing bring called chapter Christ Christian church comes commands concept continues course covenant Daniel David doctrine dwell earth example Exodus Ezekiel fact faith Father fear final four Genesis Gentiles give given glory God's goes going gospel hand happen hear heart heaven Hebrew Holy Spirit Isaiah Israel Jeremiah Jesus John keep king kingdom land live look Lord matter means Messiah Moses Old Testament passage Paul person phrase preaching presence problem promise prophets Psalm question reference remember Samuel says seed seems seen servant speak stand statement talking teaching tell temple theme theology things third translated true turn understand verse whole word worship writing

About the author (2019)

Walter C. Kaiser Jr. is President Emeritus of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and the Colman M. Mockler Distinguished Professor of Old Testament. He is also a former board member of Bible Study Fellowship International (BSF).

Dr. Kaiser is the author of over fifty books including, The Journey Isn’t Over, The Old Testament in Contemporary Preaching, Classical Evangelical Essays in Old Testament Interpretation, Toward an Old Testament Theology, A Biblical Approach to Personal Suffering, Ecclesiastes: Total Life, Toward an Exegetical Theology, Biblical Exegesis for Preaching & Teaching, Hard Sayings of the Old Testament, The Messiah in the Old Testament, and A History of Israel (Second Edition).

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TitleThe Christian and the Old Testament
AuthorWalter C. Kaiser Jr.
ContributorRalph D. Winter
PublisherWipf and Stock Publishers, 2019
ISBN1532678002, 9781532678004
Length320 pages
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