Dictionary of the New Testament Use of the Old Testament

The companion resource to the bestselling Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament

Southwestern Journal of Theology 2023 Book of the Year

With the torrent of publications on the use of the Old Testament in the New Testament, it's time for a dictionary dedicated to this incredibly rich yet diverse field. In this volume, leading evangelical biblical scholars explore and explain the many facets of how the New Testament writers appropriated the Old Testament.

This definitive resource--a companion to the well-received Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament--covers a wide range of topics through five types of entries:

● surveys of biblical books
● biblical-theological topical essays
● Jewish exegetical-traditions essays
● inner-biblical exegesis
● systematic theology

This handy reference book is for all serious students of the Bible as they study how and why Old Testament texts reappear and are reappropriated throughout the Bible.

G. K. Beale (PhD, University of Cambridge) is professor of New Testament and biblical theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas. He has served as president and as a member of the executive committee of the Evangelical Theological Society. He is coeditor (with D. A. Carson) of the Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament and the author of numerous books, including A New Testament Biblical Theology: The Unfolding of the Old Testament in the New, Handbook on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament, and commentaries on Colossians and Philemon, Revelation, and 1 and 2 Thessalonians.

D. A. Carson (PhD, University of Cambridge) is emeritus professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is the author or editor of more than fifty books, a founding member of The Gospel Coalition, and has lectured in academic and church settings around the world.

Benjamin L. Gladd (PhD, Wheaton College) is executive director of the Carson Center for Theological Renewal with The Gospel Coalition. He previously taught at Reformed Theological Seminary in Mississippi. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including From Adam and Israel to the Church, The Story Retold: A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the New Testament (with G. K. Beale) and Making All Things New (with Matthew S. Harmon). He also edits the Essential Studies in Biblical Theology series and serves on the editorial board of Themelios.

Andrew David Naselli (PhD, Bob Jones University; PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is professor of systematic theology and New Testament at Bethlehem College and Seminary in Minneapolis and lead pastor of Christ the King Church in Stillwater, Minnesota. He is the author of several books.