Oct
12
2008
Overview Of The Bible
One of the best books I read while I was in seminary was The Shadow of Christ in the Law of Moses by Vern Poythress, a New Testament Scholar who teaches at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. Dr. Poythress helped me see for the first time the Christ-centeredness of the Old Testament in general and the Old Testament law in particular. It was fascinating.
Well, I just came across this helpful litttle article from Dr. Poythress (written for the ESV Study Bible) in which he highlights the fact that the Bible tells one story and points to one figure, namely Christ. He provides an overiew of the Bible by surveying the history of salvation beginning in the OT and showing how all of the Bible’s parts fit together so that we never lose sight of the main story line.
It’s an important and insightful read.