The Glory and Fullness of Jesus Christ: In the Most Remarkable Types, Figures, and Allegories of the Old Testament
William McEwen is one of the forgotten writers of the Scottish church of the eighteenth century and one of the great popular exponents of a sound biblical typology. In this book, McEwen investigates numerous people, places, and things in the Old Testament and shows how they prefigure the Lord Jesus Christ. Each chapter exhibits a lively meditation, providing concise, conversational, and user-friendly explanations of each subject under review. If you wish to better understand how the Hebrew Scriptures point to Jesus, read McEwen on the types and prepare to delight in the glory and fullness of Christ.
Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
Type: Hardback
ISBN: 9781601789396
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William McEwen (1735–1762) served as minister of the gospel at Associate Congregation in Dundee, Scotland. He studied divinity under Ebenezer Erskine and James Fisher, leaders in the Scottish secession from the national church.
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“This long-overdue republication of the once-famous ‘McEwen on the types’ fills a massive lacuna in current devotional and exegetical literature. Steering a careful middle course between the ancient hermeneutical rocks of allegorization and the modern shoals of dry academic dissection, this pastor-teacher takes us by the hand on a devotional journey through the Old Testament to illustrate Christ’s words, “These are they which testify of Me” (John 5:39). Preachers of Old Testament sermons will be challenged whether their work is done when they’ve simply checked the correct redemptive-historical boxes, and Christ’s sheep will be delighted to recognize the familiar voice of their Shepherd in persons, places, and things they perhaps never expected. Readers will not have to be persuaded by every typological detail of McEwen’s truly profound and unique work to be deeply blessed by these soul-nourishing meditations.” David G. Whitla, professor of church history, Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary; and coauthor of Portraits of Christ