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