Do we need the New Testament? : letting the Old Testament speak for itself / John Goldingay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldingay, John, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. New Testament--Relation to the Old Testament.

Bible.

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (187 p.)

Place of Publication:

Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Academic, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While many Christians wonder whether we really need the Old Testament, John Goldingay turns the question around: Perhaps Jesus' Bible-the Old Testament-is enough. Goldingay probes our misreading of the Old Testament and brings out the richness of the ""First Testament's"" message as Israel's and the church's gospel.

Contents:

Do we need the New Testament?

Why is Jesus important?

Was the Holy Spirit present in first testament times?

The grand narrative and the middle narratives in the first testament and the New Testament

How people have misread Hebrews

The costly loss of first testament spirituality

Memory and Israel's faith, hope, and life

Moses (and Jesus and Paul) for your hardness of hearts

Theological interpretation: don't be Christ-centered, don't be trinitarian, don't be constrained by the rule of faith.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780830898473

0830898476