The

Promise-Plan

of GOD

A Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments

Based on Toward an Old Testament Theology

Walter C. Kaiser Jr.

The Promise-Plan of God

Copyright © 1978, 2008 by Walter C. Kaiser Jr.

Based in part on Toward an Old Testament Theology

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Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49530

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Kaiser, Walter C.

The promise-plan of God: a biblical theology of the Old and New Testaments: based on toward an Old Testament theology / Walter C. Kaiser.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-0-310-27586-2

1. Bible—Theology. 2. God—Promises. I. Title.

BS543.K35 2008

230′.041—dc22 2007044575

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Interior design by Mark Sheeres

Dedicated to

seven wonderful grandchildren

who love a good story,

especially the grand overarching story of the Bible:

Christine Margaret Coley

Sarah Elise Coley

Austin Jonathan Kaiser

Brittany Mae Kaiser

Kathleen Michelle Coley

Joshua Michael Christian Coley

Benjamin Matthew Isaac Coley

Psalm 128:5–6

Contents in Brief

Preface

Introduction: God’s Promise-Plan in Both Testaments

Part 1. A Biblical Theology of the Old Testament

Chapter 1. Prolegomena to the Promise: The Pre-Patriarchal Period

Chapter 2. The Provisions in the Promise: The Patriarchal Era

Chapter 3. The People of the Promise: The Mosaic Era

Chapter 4. The Place of the Promise: The Pre-Monarchial Era

Chapter 5. The King of the Promise: The Davidic Era

Chapter 6. Life in the Promise: The Wisdom Era

Chapter 7. The Day of the Promise: Prophets of the Ninth Century BC

Chapter 8. Servants of the Promise: Prophets of the Eighth Century BC

Chapter 9. Renewal of the Promise: Prophets of the Seventh Century BC

Chapter 10. The Kingdom of the Promise: The Exilic Prophets

Chapter 11. The Triumph of the Promise: Postexilic Times

Part 2. A Biblical Theology of the New Testament

Introduction: The Arrival of the Promise: Jesus the Messiah

Chapter 12. The Promise-Plan and the Law of God

Chapter 13. The Promise-Plan and the Mission of the Church

Chapter 14. The Promise-Plan and Paul’s Prison Epistles

Chapter 15. The Promise-Plan and the Kingdom of God

Chapter 16. The Promise-Plan and the Promise of the ...

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About The Promise-Plan of God: A Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments

What is the central theme of the Bible? Given the diversity of authorship, genre, and context of the Bible’s various books, is it even possible to answer such a question? Or in trying to do so, is an external grid being unnaturally superimposed on the biblical text? These are difficult questions that the discipline of biblical theology has struggled to answer. In this thoroughly revised and expanded edition of his classic Toward an Old Testament Theology, Walter Kaiser offers a solution to these unresolved issues. He proposes that there is indeed a unifying center to the theology and message of the Bible that is indicated and affirmed by Scripture itself. That center is the promise of God. It is one all-encompassing promise of life through the Messiah that winds itself throughout salvation history in both the Old and New Testaments, giving cohesiveness and unity to the various parts of Scripture.

After laying out his proposal, Kaiser works chronologically through the books of both testaments, demonstrating how the promise is seen throughout, how the various sub-themes of each book relate to the promise, and how God’s plan to fulfill the promise progressively unfolds. Here is a rich and illuminating biblical theology that will stir the emotion and the intellect.

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