A Biblical Vision, Part I: Mastering the Old Testament Witness to Christ

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About the Author5
Preface8
Session 1: Introduction11
Session 2: Promise and Fulfillment in theOld Testament’s Witness to Christ25
Session 3: The History of Israel as Type and Analogyin the Old Testament’s Witness to Christ38
Session 4: Jesus as Fulfillment of the Tabernacle, thePriesthood, the Sacrifices, and the Festivals57
Session 5: Character Types of the Prophet Ministry,Priesthood, and Kingship of Jesus Christ77
Session 6: The Old Testament and theFulfillment of Messianic Predictions97
Session 7: Gentile Inclusion in Old TestamentMessianic Prophecy117
Appendix137
Appendix 1: The Nicene Creed141
Appendix 2: The Nicene CreedWith Biblical Support141
Appendix 3: We Believe: Confession of the Nicene Creed (8.7.8.7. Meter*)143
Appendix 4: We Believe: Confession of the Nicene Creed(Common Meter*)145
Appendix 5: The Story of God: Our Sacred Roots145
Appendix 6: Once upon a Time147
Appendix 7: The Theology of Christus Victor150
Appendix 8: Christus Victor: An Integrated Vision for the Christian Life152
Appendix 9: Old Testament Witness to Christ and His Kingdom152
Appendix 10: Summary Outline of the Scriptures153
Appendix 11: From Before to Beyond Time157
Appendix 12: There Is a River159
Appendix 13: A Schematic for a Theology of the Kingdom of God161
Appendix 14: Living in the Already and the Not Yet Kingdom161
Appendix 15: Jesus of Nazareth: The Presence of the Future163
Appendix 16: Traditions (Paradosis)163
Appendix 17: Documenting Your Work171
Appendix 18: Messiah Yeshua in Every Book of the Bible175
Appendix 19: What Is Christianity without Christ?177
Appendix 20: Re-presenting Messiah179
Appendix 21: Messianic Prophecies Cited in the New Testament179
Appendix 22: The Prophetic Vision as Sourceof Biblical Faith Commitment187
Appendix 23: Preaching and Teaching Jesus of Nazareth asMessiah and Lord Is the Heart of All Biblical Ministry187
Appendix 24: Summary of Messianic Interpretations in the Old Testament189
Appendix 25: Old Testament Names, Titles, andEpithets for the Messiah193
Appendix 26: Promise vs. Prediction: The Apostolic Hermeneutic of the Old Testament197
Appendix 27: Messiah Jesus: Fulfillment of the Old Testament Types197
Appendix 28: Picking Up on Different Wavelengths201
Appendix 29: Principles behind Prophecy205
Appendix 30: A Harmony of the Ministry of Jesus207
Appendix 31: Appearances of the Resurrected Messiah Jesus209
Appendix 32: General Facts concerning the New Testament209
Appendix 33: Portrayals of Jesus in the New Testament Books211
Appendix 34: Suffering for the Gospel213
Appendix 35: Toward a Hermeneutic of Critical Engagement215
Appendix 36: Chart of Biblical Studies215
Appendix 37: An Example of the Practice of Textual Criticism218
Appendix 38: The Study of Types Critical toNew Testament Mastery219
Appendix 39: The Cosmic and All-Sufficient Center219
Appendix 40: The Magnetism of Jesus’ Teaching:Where Did It Come From?221
Appendix 41: The Risen Messiah Himself Is Our Life221
Appendix 42: Typology Quotes223
Appendix 43: Diverse Usages of the Term “Typos”in the New Testament225
Appendix 44: Typology Readings225
Appendix 45: The Christological Hermeneutic227
Appendix 46: Messianic Prophecy: Something More Sure229
Appendix 47: Arrangement of the Twelve Tribes around the Tabernacle231
Appendix 48: The Tabernacle of Moses231
Appendix 49: The Shadow and the Substance233
Appendix 50: “In Christ”233
Appendix 51: Substitute Centers to a Christ-Centered Vision235
Appendix 52: Learning to Be a Theo Smith235
Appendix 53: Analytical vs. Christo-centric Approach to Old Testament Study237
Appendix 54: Degrees of Authority Given to Fruit of Christo-centric Use of the Old Testament237
Bibliography239
About Us243

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