New Gems from the Old

The authors of the Gospels and epistles routinely appeal to Israel’s Scriptures, not merely as historical background or for moral instruction, but as the theological and narrative framework within which the significance of Christ must be understood. This is not a matter of isolated proof-texting, but of reading the OT as a divinely orchestrated narrative that finds its culmination in Jesus. This article identifies some of the methods they used to show that the story of Israel reached its climax in Christ.