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A Christian’s Pocket Guide to Loving The Old Testament

One Book, One God, One Story

Alec Motyer author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Christian Focus Publications Ltd

Published:20th Mar '15

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This guide offers insights into the Old Testament's relevance for contemporary believers, enhancing understanding of its teachings alongside the New Testament.

In A Christian’s Pocket Guide to Loving The Old Testament, readers are invited to explore the rich narratives and characters of the Old Testament, such as Joseph, Moses, and Jonah. These stories are not just historical accounts; they hold significant relevance for understanding New Testament teachings and their application in the 21st century. The author skillfully connects these ancient texts to contemporary life, emphasizing their enduring power and wisdom.

This guide aims to bridge the gap between the Old and New Testaments, illustrating how the teachings of the Old Testament continue to resonate today. By examining the interconnectedness of Scripture, the reader gains insight into the complete story of God’s word. The book encourages a deeper appreciation of the Old Testament, urging believers to see its importance in their faith journey.

Accessible yet profound, A Christian’s Pocket Guide to Loving The Old Testament serves as a valuable resource for anyone seeking to enrich their understanding of biblical teachings. It invites readers to engage with the Scriptures in a way that is both meaningful and relevant, fostering a love for the Old Testament that can transform their spiritual lives.

In nearly every conceivable way this little book is outstanding to the point that I can hardly believe so much useful content is concentrated into so few pages. If your typical book is coffee, Loving the Old Testament is espresso.
It's clearly written, interesting, supported by meticulous and creative scholarship, not infrequently humorous, reverent and pious (in the best sense), and very practically applicable especially to a local church context. Furthermore, if you know anything about biblical studies from the last 100 years, you'll know that Moyter's is essentially the evangelical Gandalf. If you're a pastor, I'd encourage you to buy a couple dozen copies and keep them on your free book table or stocked in your bookstore.

-- Timothy Raymond- Credo Magazine

Now 90, Alec Motyer retains all his old clarity, warmth and charm as he shares his infectious affection for, and insight into, Jesus's Bible. This is a first-rate get-you-started book.

-- J. I. Packer ((1926–2020), Board of Governors’ Professor of Theology, Regent College, Vancouver, Canada)

...If the world is still here in a hundred years' time, these thrilling pages will still be looked upon as a treasure trove among God's faithful people.

-- Richard Bewes (OBE (1939 – 2019), formerly of All Souls Church, Langham Place, London, England)

...it is a huge privilege to commend the author of the Pocket Guide you now hold in your hand- although, quite frankly, his work speaks for itself so well that it does not need me to approve it.

-- D. A. Carson (Emeritus Professor of New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Illinois)

Motyer is that rare scholar who can write plainly, say something quotable in a few words, and write sympathetically to ordinary folk. Who might benefit from this little book? My ninth-grade Bible students last year would have been much helped. This year's kids will thank me. It would make a nice study for a Sunday school class. Even the minister who has preached and taught through the Old Testament will enjoy the read and learn something, too.

-- New Horizons

A welcome volume that will be useful for teachers trying to convince their students about the value of the Old Testament or for intelligent lay persons to learn from a seasoned pastor-theologian why they should love the Old Testament.

-- Themelios Journal

A Christian's Pocket Guide to Loving the Old Testament, and Alec Motyer's recent volume Preaching? prove that faithful believers 'will still bear fruit in old age-they will stay fresh and green.' (Ps. 92:14) Why? Because they will continue proclaiming, 'The Lord is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.' (Ps. 92:15)

-- Tim Keller ((1950 – 2023) Redeemer City to C

ISBN: 9781781915806

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 100g

144 pages

Revised ed.