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{en} Walter C. Kaiser, Jr. The Uses of the Old Testament in the New. Chicago : Moody Press, 1985. <WorldCat 300+>

Abstract

"The debate over whether New Testament writers were entirely accurate in their quoting from the Old Testament has raged since before the turn of the century. This fundamental question has been one starting point in thought for both redaction and canon criticism. A majority of contemporary scholars have even agreed that New Testament writers (and readers) permissively interpreted the Old Testament text. Author Walter Kaiser, Jr. elucidates how this state of doctrinal affairs came about. He references the Old Testament text for accurate exegesis and content to answer the one question symbolizing the entire work: "Have the New Testament writers fairly cited the Old Testament quotations according to their real truth-intention and original writer's meaning in their attempt to show that the Messiah and many of the events in the first century A.D. church had indeed been anticipated by the O.T. writers" The apostles preached and wrote while utterly convinced that Old Testament writing had anticipated the marvelous events they proclaimed. Did they give meaning to meaningless Old Testament texts? Did they squeeze fulfilled prophecy out of a dry passage? These are the central questions answered in this work."--

Contents

Pt. 1: The apologetic use of the Old Testament in the New -- Foreseeing and predicting the resurrection--Psalm 16 and Acts 2:29-33 -- Respecting the Old Testament context: Matthew's use of Hosea and Jeremiah--Hosea 11:1 and Jeremiah 31:15 -- Pt. 2: The prophetic use of the Old Testament in the New -- Witnessing and expecting the arrival of Elijah--Malachi 4:4-5 -- Participating in and expecting the Day of the Lord--Joel 2:28-32 -- Pt. 3: The typological use of the Old Testament in the New -- Understanding the Old Testament as "types of us"--1 Corinthians 10:1-2 -- Abolishing the old order and establishing the new--Psalm 40:6-8 -- Pt. 4: The theological use of the Old Testament in the New -- Experiencing the Old Testament in the New -- Experiencing the Old Testament "rest" of God--Hebrews 3:1-4 -- Including the Gentiles in the plan of God--Amos 9:9-15 -- Pt. 5: The practical use of the Old Testament in the New -- Applying the principles of the civil law--Deuteronomy 25:4; 1 Corinthians 9:8-10 -- Applying the principles of the ceremonial law--Leviticus 19; James.

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