Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament

by Christopher J. H. Wright

Overview

We cannot know Jesus without knowing his story.Today the debate over who Jesus is rages on. Has the Bible bound Christians to a narrow and mistaken notion of Jesus? Should we listen to other gospels, other sayings of Jesus, that enlarge and correct a mistaken story? Is the real Jesus entangled in a web of the church's Scripture, awaiting liberation from our childhood faith so he might speak to our contemporary pluralistic world? To answer these questions we need to know what story Jesus claimed for himself. Christopher Wright is convinced that Jesus' own story is rooted in the story of Israel. In this revised and updated book he traces the life of Christ as it is illuminated by the Old Testament. And he describes God's design for Israel as it is fulfilled in the story of Jesus.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780830823598
Publisher:	InterVarsity Press
Publication date:	09/19/2014
Series:	Knowing God Through the Old Testament Set
Edition description:	Second Edition, Revised, Second Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 5.50(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Christopher J. H. Wright (Ph.D., Cambridge) is director of international ministries for Langham Partnership International/John Stott Ministries. He was formerly principal of All Nations Christian College in Ware, England. He is the author of a number of books, including The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible's Grand Narrative, Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament and Knowing the Holy Spirit Through the Old Testament.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
1. Jesus and the Old Testament Story
2. Jesus and the Old Testament Promise
3. Jesus and His Old Testament Identity
4. Jesus and His Old Testament Mission: "God Sent His Son . . ." (Galatians 3:26)
5. Jesus and His Old Testament Values
6. The Old Testament Reveals the God Whom Jesus Embodied
Bibliography
Scripture Index