The Old Testament: a brief introduction

Title: The Old Testament: a brief introduction. Author: Levin, Christoph Old Testament 191 p. Publisher: Princeton : Princeton Univ Pr, 2001

Introduction to the Old Testament: a liberation perspective

Title: Introduction to the Old Testament: a liberation perspective. Author: Ceresko, Anthony R Introduction to the Old Testament xxi, 384 p. Publisher: Maryknoll, NY : Orbis Bks, 2001. Rev ed

An introduction to the Old Testament: the canon and Christian imagination

Title: An introduction to the Old Testament: the canon and Christian imagination. Author: Brueggemann, Walter Introduction to the Old Testament xiv, 417 p. Publisher: Louisville : Westminster John Knox Pr, 2003

The Book of Ruth, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah

Reviewed Book: Hubbard, Robert L. The Book of Ruth. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1989. New international commentary on the Old Testament. Reviewed Book: Robertson, O Palmer. The Books of Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990. New international commentary on the Old Testament

Legal Substitution and Experiential Transformation in the Typology of Leviticus, Part 1

Some Christians emphasize the idea that Christ’s sacrifice accomplished a legal substitution, but they largely overlook the effect of experiential transformation. Others do the opposite, emphasizing a change of experience resulting from Christ’s sacrifice, but downplaying the concept that Christ served as our Substitute. The present research demonstrates that in the typology of the book of Leviticus, which serves as a background to the explanation of Christ’s sacrifice in the book of Hebrews, both legal substitution and experiential transformation are clearly present and fully necessary. In part 1 of this two-part article, we will examine the evidence for legal substitution in Leviticus and identify some references to this dynamic in Hebrews. In part 2, we will explore experiential transformation in Leviticus and point out this element in Hebrews

A Holistic Approach to Jesus the Nazarene in Matthew 2:23

In Matthew 2:23 Jesus is said to have fulfilled what the prophets spoke when he and his family moved to Nazareth, that he shall be called a Nazarene. Due to the uniqueness of this term and the town of Nazareth being found nowhere in the Old Testament, multiple views have been proposed. These views include Jesus of the despised town of Nazareth, Jesus as a Nazirite, and Jesus as the branch from Isaiah 11:1. Each of these views propose their own interpretation of this Old Testament citation. However, these views often do not acknowledge the possibility of multiple meanings intended by Matthew, thus ignoring the depth and purpose behind Matthew’s portrayal of Jesus as the one who fulfills the Old Testament Scriptures

Dealing with Doctrinal Issues in the Church: Part 1

This series of articles suggests some ground rules for dealing with a potentially divisive theological issue. We begin by looking at the history of doctrinal controversy, both at the beginning of the Christian church and the inception of the Adventist movement, and by learning from the first Christian disciples and from our Adventist pioneers