The Message of the Person of Christ (The Bible Speaks Today Bible Themes Series) - Softcover

Letham, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0830824162 ISBN 13: 9780830824168

Publisher: IVP Academic, 2013

Synopsis

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From the earliest pages of the Old Testament, the person of Jesus Christ is the key to the biblical story of God's unfolding plan to glorify himself in the salvation of the human race from sin, misery and death. As the plot gathers pace, the picture comes into greater focus, until eventually all points to one person. He is identified by angels, by John the Baptist, by the apostles and―above all―by his incarnation, life and works, crucifixion, resurrection and ascension. He is Jesus Christ, the Deliverer and Savior foretold and promised throughout. Robert Letham's purpose is to show how the Bible, progressively and in ever-greater detail, speaks to us of its central figure, Jesus Christ. With clarity and conviction, he expounds a range of key Old and New Testament texts from Genesis to Revelation and investigates the main scriptural themes, focusing on the narrative that traces the emergence of God's plan. In doing so, he stands with the Christian church down the ages in affirming that this is the key to understanding what the Bible, in its essential unity, is all about.

About this title

About the Author:

Robert Letham (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is director of research and senior lecturer in systematic and historical theology at Wales Evangelical School of Theology, Bridgend, UK. He has taught at London School of Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia) and Reformed Theological Seminary (Washington DC/Baltimore), and served congregations in New Jersey and Wilmington, Delaware. His books include The Work of Christ, The Holy Trinity, Union with Christ and Through Western Eyes.

Review:

"Letham has served the church well by assembling the various texts of Scripture, and by approaching them in faith he has gone a long way toward showing forth the inestimable greatness of our Savior. This book would serve those who are new to the faith as well as the mature in furthering their knowledge of the Redeemer." (New Horizons, May 2014)

"Letham's book will be a useful resource for Christians, theology students, and church leaders." (Adam Harwood, Journal for Baptist Theology and Mission, Spring 2017, 14(1))

About this edition

• Publisher: IVP Academic
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0830824162
• ISBN 13: 9780830824168
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264