of God's work. We hope that through this theological interpretation of the Old Testament, readers will emerge with a sense that God's work, attested so richly in the writings of ancient Israel, will be recognized as in continuity with the work of God in our own world. Thus, such study of the witness of ancient Israel is not an end in itself, but instead enables the Old Testament as scripture of the church to serve as a resource that empowers us as God's people for our own faithful response to the