Knowing Jesus Through The Old Testament Summary
Liberty Theological Seminary
Book Review:
Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament
A Paper
Submitted to Dr. John McLean
In Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements for the course
Old Testament Orientation I
OBST 515
By
Deborah M. Baskin
23 November 2013
Table of Contents
Introduction 3
Summary 3
Critical Interaction 6
Conclusion 8
Bibliography 10
Introduction Christopher J. H. Wright was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He holds a doctorate in Old Testament Ethics and currently serves as the international director of the Langham Partnership International (known in the USA as John Scott Ministries), and is on staff at All Souls Church in London.1 He is a prolific author having written commentaries on Deuteronomy and Ezekiel, Old Testament and Ethics for the People of God, Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament, and several other books.2 Wright stressed that as one delves deeper into the Old Testament, “the closer you come to the heart of Jesus.”3 This review will give a succinct summary …show more content…
Evidently the people needed to realize that this man, Jesus, was the one that John had been preparing them to receive. Christ was cognizant of this fact and did not need to be assured of his position. Yet, the people had no assurance. In describing the Jews, Christ’s feelings were revealed in Matthew 9:36, “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” This verse clarifies the mindset and the plight of the crowds following Christ. Therefore, the Matthew 3:17 passage was not for Jesus to figure out his identity, but was a declaration of his identity to the crowd. Perhaps, God was presuming an adequate amount of the crowd would be familiar enough with the Hebrew Scriptures to understand that Jesus was, in fact, his
Book Review:
Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament
A Paper
Submitted to Dr. John McLean
In Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements for the course
Old Testament Orientation I
OBST 515
By
Deborah M. Baskin
23 November 2013
Table of Contents
Introduction 3
Summary 3
Critical Interaction 6
Conclusion 8
Bibliography 10
Introduction Christopher J. H. Wright was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He holds a doctorate in Old Testament Ethics and currently serves as the international director of the Langham Partnership International (known in the USA as John Scott Ministries), and is on staff at All Souls Church in London.1 He is a prolific author having written commentaries on Deuteronomy and Ezekiel, Old Testament and Ethics for the People of God, Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament, and several other books.2 Wright stressed that as one delves deeper into the Old Testament, “the closer you come to the heart of Jesus.”3 This review will give a succinct summary …show more content…
Evidently the people needed to realize that this man, Jesus, was the one that John had been preparing them to receive. Christ was cognizant of this fact and did not need to be assured of his position. Yet, the people had no assurance. In describing the Jews, Christ’s feelings were revealed in Matthew 9:36, “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” This verse clarifies the mindset and the plight of the crowds following Christ. Therefore, the Matthew 3:17 passage was not for Jesus to figure out his identity, but was a declaration of his identity to the crowd. Perhaps, God was presuming an adequate amount of the crowd would be familiar enough with the Hebrew Scriptures to understand that Jesus was, in fact, his