How to Study the Bible's Use of the Bible: Seven Hermeneutical Choices for the Old and New Testaments
How to Study the Bible's Use of the Bible: Seven Hermeneutical Choices for the Old and New Testaments by Gary Edward Schnittjer and Matthew S. Harmon is an essential resource aimed at teaching a hermeneutic for understanding the Bible's use of the Bible. Intended for students of both testaments, the book's innovative approach demonstrates how the Old Testament use of Scripture provides resources for the New Testament authors' use of Scripture. The authors provide students with a clear approach to handling the Bible's use of itself through seven key hermeneutical choices organized into individual chapters. Each chapter introduces a hermeneutical choice and then provides several examples of the Old Testament use of Old Testament and the New Testament use of Old Testament. The plentiful examples model for students the need to ground hermeneutics in biblical evidence and provide insight into understanding why the Bible's use of the Bible is important.
Publisher: Zondervan
Type: Hardback
ISBN: 9780310142454
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Gary Edward Schnittjer (PhD, Dallas Theological Seminary) is distinguished professor of Old Testament in the School of Divinity at Cairn University. He is the author of the award-winning book Old Testament Use of Old Testament, Torah Story, now in its second edition, and Old Testament Narrative Books: The Israel Story. Matthew S. Harmon (PhD, Wheaton College) is professor of New Testament studies at Grace College and Theological Seminary. He is the author of commentaries on Philippians, Galatians, 2 Peter, and Jude, as well as The Servant of the Lord and His Servant People: Tracing a Biblical Theme Through the Canon, Rebels and Exiles: A Biblical Theology of Sin and Restoration, and She Must and Shall Go Free: Paul’s Isaianic Gospel in Galatians.
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‘This is an instructional book to teach students how to interpret the use of the OT in the OT and the use of the OT in the NT. This itself is an advantage, since most books on this general subject deal with the NT use of the OT. The two need to be put together, since the NT’s use of the OT is based on hermeneutical patterns of the OT’s use of the OT. Therefore, the latter enlightens the former. Among helpful chapters are those on presuppositions underlying the NT’s use of the OT, how to detect allusions, and on descriptions of the various kinds of OT in the OT uses and NT of the OT uses. The two authors are well-experienced and skilled in this area. I am happy to recommend this book.’ G. K. BEALE, professor of New Testament, Reformed Theological Seminary, Dallas, Texas