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Reading the Old Testament as Christian Scripture A Literary, Canonical, and Theological Survey Mark S. Gignilliat and Heath A. Thomas READING CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURE This survey textbook offers an accessible introduction to the Old Testament, assuming no prior academic study of the Bible. The authors pay attention to the Old Testament’s subject matter— God’s revelation of himself—and focus on the triune God and God’s engagement with the world. They attend to the Old Testament’s literary, theological, and historical dimensions and explore how these texts are received and interpreted in Christian (and Jewish) tradition. The book is organized according to the Hebrew structure of the Old Testament: Law, Prophets, and Writings. This structure generates numerous interpretive and theological insights. “Sadly, the Old Testament remains a stumbling block for many. Gignilliat and Thomas make what could easily be a crooked way straight, deftly attending to, and balancing, each book’s literary integrity, place in the canon as a whole, and relation to Christ. Highly recommended!” —Kevin J. Vanhoozer, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School “This is one of those textbooks that won’t be discarded at the semester’s end but will be cherished as a valuable, lifelong re- source.” —Elizabeth H. P. Backfish, Jessup University “Gignilliat and Thomas brilliantly illustrate the layered complexity of interpreting the Old Testament as Christian Scripture. Their book-by-book introduction is enhanced by lavish illustrations from Christian art, informative sidebars, elegant and cultivated writing, and above all a deeply learned sensitivity to the partic- ularities of the Old Testament books understood as witnesses to Christ.” —J. Gordon McConville, University of Gloucestershire (emeritus) “A clear and well-structured overview. This textbook will help to reinvigorate the witness of the Old Testament for the church through the classroom.” —Aubrey E. Buster, Wheaton College “A beautifully produced volume, with artwork, diagrams, maps, sidebars, key verses, and discussion questions.” —Stephen B. Chapman, Duke University “If only I’d had this as my Old Testament textbook at university, I would have realized much earlier how to integrate theology and biblical studies, been more sensitive to and informed about the relationship between Jewish and Christian traditions, and become more nuanced in my understanding of scholarly discussions.” —Brittany N. Melton, Regent College “An outstanding resource. This book is sure to be seen in undergraduate and seminary classrooms. Bravo.” —Christopher Seitz, Wycliffe College, University of Toronto
MARCH 2025 • 448 pp. • cloth • $54.99 • 9780801098031
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Mark S. Gignilliat (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is professor of divinity at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University, and theo- logian in residence at St. Peter’s Anglican Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Heath A. Thomas (PhD, University of Gloucestershire) is president and professor of Old Testament at Oklahoma Baptist University and associate fellow of the Kirby Laing Centre for Public Theology in Cambridge, England. He has served on staff at churches in Oklahoma, Texas, North Carolina, and the United Kingdom.
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