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The Old Testament in seven sentences : a small introduction to a vast topic / Christopher J.H. Wright.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Academic, an imprint of Intervarsity Press, (c)2019.Description: 174 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780830852253
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BS1140 .O438 2019
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  • COPYRIGHT: covered - CIU has obtained rights for you to copy and share this title in electronic or print format with students, faculty, and staff.
Contents:
Abraham: "All peoples on earth will be blessed through you" (Genesis 12:3) -- Exodus: "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery" (Exodus 20:2) -- David: "The Lord has sought out a man after his own heart ... and appointed him ruler of his people" (1 Samuel 13:14) -- Prophets: "What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?" (Micah 6:8 NRSV) -- Gospel: "How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the one who brings good news" (Isaiah 52:7) -- Psalms and Wisdom: "The Lord is my shepherd" (Psalm 23:1).
Subject: "It's easy to see the Old Testament as confusing, out of date, or irrelevant. Using seven key sentences drawn straight from the Old Testament, Christopher J.H. Wright fits the pieces together, shows us the coherent whole, and points us toward Jesus. This short survey shows God's faithfulness and love for his people and illuminates how the Old Testament scriptures prepared for the identity and mission of Jesus"-- Publisher's site
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Creation: "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1) -- Abraham: "All peoples on earth will be blessed through you" (Genesis 12:3) -- Exodus: "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery" (Exodus 20:2) -- David: "The Lord has sought out a man after his own heart ... and appointed him ruler of his people" (1 Samuel 13:14) -- Prophets: "What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?" (Micah 6:8 NRSV) -- Gospel: "How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the one who brings good news" (Isaiah 52:7) -- Psalms and Wisdom: "The Lord is my shepherd" (Psalm 23:1).

"It's easy to see the Old Testament as confusing, out of date, or irrelevant. Using seven key sentences drawn straight from the Old Testament, Christopher J.H. Wright fits the pieces together, shows us the coherent whole, and points us toward Jesus. This short survey shows God's faithfulness and love for his people and illuminates how the Old Testament scriptures prepared for the identity and mission of Jesus"-- Publisher's site

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