The Story Retold | Reformed Theological Seminary

The books of the New Testament were not written within a vacuum. Israel’s story is the church’s story. This introduction explores each New Testament book in light of the broad history of redemption. Every passage of the Bible, every paragraph, in some way contributes to this narrative. The endeavor of this book is to make sense of the New Testament in light of the Old.

The intended audience of this book is, first and foremost, college students who have some familiarity with the Bible. However, seminarians and pastors are likely to find it helpful as well.

“Part introduction, part commentary, and part theology, this book is most of all a guidebook. It moves toward repairing the fateful move of biblical scholarship two centuries ago to separate the Old from the New Testament . . . Overall, [this book is] a refreshing and compelling exposition of how thirty-nine Old Testament writings intertwine with twenty-seven New Testament writings to yield the single most important narrative ever.”

Robert W. Yarbrough
Professor of New Testament, Covenant Theological Seminary

“The book-by-book approach that highlights each book’s redemptive-historical contributions will be particularly useful for students and pastors, and the running interaction with the biblical text ensures that everyone will come away better informed about the rich topographies of the final twenty-seven books of Scripture.”

Brandon Crowe
Associate Professor of New Testament, Westminster Theological Seminary

“The heart and soul of the book investigates the content of each writing in the New Testament in light of the Old Testament witness, considering the use of the Old Testament that informs the New Testament. Students, professors, pastors, and all those who study the Scriptures will often turn to this invaluable resource.”

Thomas Schreiner
Associate Dean and James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

“With its special focus on biblical theology, this innovative and attractively presented new work . . . promises to be a helpful resource by introducing each New Testament book in light of the Old Testament against a redemptive-historical backdrop.”

Andreas J. Köstenberger
Research Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

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