How should a Christian read the Old Testament? How can one understand its narratives, promises, prophecies, and institutions in the light of Jesus Christ? In this work, Jacques Blandenier proposes a biblical theology approach that allows for the rediscovery of the Old Testament in its profound connection to the Gospel.
The author explores how the New Testament reinterprets the Old Testament and highlights the links between promise and fulfillment, while taking seriously both the continuity and the differences between the two Testaments. Typological reading, in particular, occupies an important place in this reflection: certain figures, institutions, and events of the Old Testament are considered from the perspective of their fulfillment in Christ.
Throughout the chapters, Blandenier addresses essential questions: the relevance of the Old Testament today, the revelation of God, the fall, the ethics of biblical narratives, the wealth and the violence, the figures of Christ, messianic prophecies, the history of salvation, the tabernacle, the temple, the sacrifices, and God’s mission to the nations.
The work also pays particular attention to hermeneutics and contextualization, recalling that understanding a biblical text requires taking into account the historical and cultural distance that separates us from its first readers.
This approach leads to a central conviction: the Old Testament is not an outdated part of the Bible, but remains indispensable for understanding God, His work, His people, and the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
At 288 pages, this second revised and expanded edition is a valuable tool for pastors, preachers, church leaders, theology students, and Christians wishing to deepen their understanding of the entire biblical narrative.