The Old Testament and the Significance of Jesus: Embracing Change - Maintaining Christian Identity (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780802844538)

A perennial question throughout the history of the Christian faith has centered on the character of the Old Testament and its relationship to Jesus Christ. It is in this area that Christians and Jews have parted ways, creating a deep and enduring chasm between the two faith communities. With this new volume, Fredrick Holmgren aids in closing this hurtful breach by engaging with views on both sides of this important conversation. Holmgren dialogues with Christians from every point on the theological spectrum, urging the church to a new respect for the Jewish Bible, the enduring role of the Old Testament as "Christian scripture," and the valuable contributions of Judaism to the Christian faith. Warning the church against either caricaturing the Old Testament and Judaism or romanticizing Christianity, Holmgren sensitively shows that the New Testament proclamation of newness in Christ carries forward the witness of the Old Testament without making obsolete its Jewish interpretation.

Author: Fredrick Holmgren
ISBN-10: 0802844537
ISBN-13: 9780802844538
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 02/10/1999
Pages: 222
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 9.09h x 5.98w x 0.55d