The Christian of the 21st century can hardly afford to ignore the Old Testament. Faith, piety, prayer, human relationships today need to be inspired by its richness. But from what angle should we approach it? And where to start? Graeme Goldsworthy offers a key to reading which opens up to the Christian a fascinating path of reflection. This key is that of the kingdom of God.
The kingdom of God takes shape, in small touches, throughout the stages of biblical revelation, from the Garden of Eden, until it takes on its full dimension in the life and work of Jesus.
The Old Testament, Graeme Goldsworthy suggests, moves toward the revelation of a perfect kingdom. But before this perfection – which is still to come – there are events, people, there are works of salvation.
This guiding thread, which runs through the historical and prophetic texts of the Old Testament in particular, allows the pieces of the puzzle to fall into place: creation, the fall, the alliance, the kings, the prophets... And the The Old Testament becomes a story, and reads like a story, a story that leads to Jesus Christ.
Author: Graeme Goldsworthy
ISBN: 9782755000085