Promise Plan of God : A Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments

by Walter C. Kaiser Jr.

• ISBN13: 9780310275862
• ISBN10: 0310275865
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-04-01
• Publisher: Zondervan

Summary

What is the central theme of the Bible?Given the diversity of authorship, genre, and context of the BibleÆs various books, is it evenpossible to answer such a question? Or in trying to do so, is an external grid being unnaturallysuperimposed on the biblical text?These are difficult questions that the discipline of biblical theology has struggled to answer.In this thoroughly revised and expanded edition of his classic Toward an Old Testament Theology,Walter Kaiser offers a solution to these unresolved issues. He proposes that there is indeeda unifying center to the theology and message of the Bible that is indicated and affirmed byScripture itself. That center is the promise of God. It is one all-encompassing promise of lifethrough the Messiah that winds itself throughout salvation history in both the Old and NewTestaments, giving cohesiveness and unity to the various parts of Scripture.After laying out his proposal, Kaiser works chronologically through the books of both testaments,demonstrating how the promise is seen throughout, how the various sub-themesof each book relate to the promise, and how GodÆs plan to fulfill the promise progressivelyunfolds. Here is a rich and illuminating biblical theology that will stir the emotion and theintellect.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 13
Abbreviations	p. 15
God's Promise-Plan in Both Testaments	p. 17
A Biblical Theology of the Old Testament
Prolegomena to the Promise: The Pre-Patriarchal Period	p. 35
The Provisions in the Promise: The Patriarchal Era	p. 52
The People of the Promise: The Mosaic Era	p. 68
The Place of the Promise: The Pre-Monarchial Era	p. 90
The King of the Promise: The Davidic Era	p. 111
Life in the Promise: The Wisdom Era	p. 131
The Day of the Promise: Prophets of the Ninth Century B.C.	p. 152
Servants of the Promise: Prophets of the Eighth Century B.C.	p. 162
Renewal of the Promise: Prophets of the Seventh Century B.C.	p. 189
The Kingdom of the Promise: The Exilic Prophets	p. 204
The Triumph of the Promise: Postexilic Times	p. 217
A Biblical Theology of the New Testament
The Arrival of the Promise: Jesus the Messiah	p. 233
The Promise-Plan and the Law of God	p. 249
The Promise-Plan and the Mission of the Church	p. 265
The Promise-Plan and Paul's Prison Epistles	p. 285
The Promise-Plan and the Kingdom of God	p. 303
The Promise-Plan and the Promise of the Holy Spirit	p. 317
The Promise-Plan and the Purity of Life and Doctrine	p. 333
The Promise-Plan and Letters to Pastors	p. 345
The Promise-Plan and the Supremacy of Jesus	p. 357
The Promise-Plan and the Gospel of the Kingdom	p. 371
Epilogue	p. 389
Chronological Charts on the Dates of the Books of the Bible	p. 395
Biblical Frequency of the Word Epangelia, "Promise"	p. 397
Glossary	p. 400
Bibliography	p. 403
Author Index	p. 409
Subject Index	p. 411
Index of Hebrew Words	p. 418
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