THE OLD IN THE NEW
Understanding How the New Testament Authors Quoted the Old Testament
MICHAEL J. VLACH
Copyright © 2021 Michael J. Vlach
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ISBN: 978-1-934952-67-2
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All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by the Lockman Foundation. Used by permission (www.Lockman.org).
To the students at The Master’s Seminary who took the class, “New Testament Use of the Old Testament.”
Much in this book is the result of our study together.
CONTENTS
Seven Views on New Testament Use of the Old Testament
1 History of the Study of the Various Views
2 Single Meaning / Multiple Implications
3 Human Meaning Plus Fuller Divine Meaning
6 Inspired Sensus Plenior Application
7 Historical-Exegetical and Theological-Canonical
8 New Testament Reinterpretation of the Old Testament
How the New Testament Uses the Old Testament
11 What the OT and NT Authors Understood
12 Literal Prophetic Fulfillment
13 Affirmation That an Old Testament Prophetic Text Not Yet Fulfilled Will Be in the Future
14 Literal Application of Timeless Moral or Theological Point
15 Literal Reliance on an Old Testament Event or Statement
16 Divine Correspondence between Israel and Jesus
17 Divine Correspondence between David and Jesus
19 The Messiah and the Right Hand of God
Psalm 110:1 in the New Testament
21 Betrayal and Thirty Pieces of Silver
Matthew 27:9–10 and Zechariah 11:12–13
22 Resurrection of the Messiah
Psalm 16:8–11 in Acts 2:25–28, 31 and Acts 13:35–37
23 The Servant, Jesus, and Paul
Isaiah 59:20–21 in Romans 11:26–27
Deuteronomy 18:15 in the New Testament
26 Resurrection and David’s Throne
The Old Testament in Revelation 19:15
28 Christian Ministers and Ox Muzzling
Paul’s Use of Deuteronomy 25:4 in 1 Corinthians 9:9–10
29 “Stone” in the New Testament
30 Paul’s Use of “Seed” in Galatians 3:16
31 What Law Are Christians Under?
Paul’s Use of Deuteronomy 30:11–14 in Romans 10:6–8
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About The Old in the New: Understanding How the New Testament Authors Quoted the Old TestamentEvangelical scholarship has had over fifty years of extensive (and at times, heated) discussion over the usage of the Old Testament in New Testament. However, now with the appearance of professor Vlach’s book The Old in the New: Understanding How the New Testament Authors Quoted the Old Testament, perhaps we have now come to a grand summary of that extensive dialogue. |
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