Bible Jesus Read (eBook)

Why the Old Testament Matters

Philip Yancey (Autor)

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2010 | 1. Auflage
240 Seiten
Zondervan (Verlag)
978-0-310-87020-3 (ISBN)

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Philip Yancey has a way of confronting our most cherished - but misguided - notions about the Christian life. In his newest book, Yancey challenges the perception that the New Testament is more important than the Old, that the Hebrew Scriptures aren't worth the time they take to read and understand them. Writing as always with keen insight into the human condition and God's provision for it, Yancey debunks this theory once and for all. Yes, he agrees, the Old Testament can be baffling, boring, and even offensive to the modern reader. But as he personally discovered, the Old Testament is full of rewards for the one who embraces its riches. With his candid, signature style, Yancey unfolds his interactions with the Old Testament from the perspective of his own deeply personal journey. From Moses, the amazing prince of Egypt, to the psalmists' turbulent emotions and the prophets' oddball rantings, Yancey paints a picture of Israel's God - and ours - that fills in the blanks of a solely New Testament vision of the Almighty. As he reconnects for us the strong, sinuous chords that bind the Old and New Testaments, Yancey reclaims the Reformers' deep sense of unity between the two. Most important, he says, reading the Scriptures that Jesus so revered gives believers a profound new understanding of Christ, the Cornerstone of the new covenant. "e;The more we comprehend the Old Testament,"e; Yancey writes, "e;the more we comprehend Jesus."e;

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Take a pilgrimage through some of the most challengingand rewardingparts of the Old Testament with bestselling author Philip Yancey.Because it is often daunting, many Christians approach Old Testament carefully. Or avoid it altogether. But each of the books of the Old Testament"e;the Bible Jesus read"e;contains an essential part of the story of grace."e;The more we comprehend the Old Testament,"e; Yancey writes, "e;the more we comprehend Jesus."e; In The Bible Jesus Read, Yancey challenges the perception that the New Testament is more important than the Old. Writing with keen insight into the human condition and God's provision for it, he sets off on a personal journey through the parts we most like to keep at arm's lengthJob, Deuteronomy, Psalms, Ecclesiastes, and the Prophetsand he asks us to bring our own questions, concerns, and our openness to the wonders of God.We may discover that this set of writings that comprise the Old Testament is at once as mystifying and strangely satisfying as life itselfthat it's worth the effort it takes to read and wrestle with. Because reading the Scriptures that Jesus so revered gives us a profound new understanding of Christ, the Cornerstone of the new covenant.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.5.2010
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik
• ISBN-10: 0-310-87020-8 / 0310870208
• ISBN-13: 978-0-310-87020-3 / 9780310870203