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A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the Old Testament: The Gospel Promised is unavailable, but you can change that!

Featuring contributions from 13 respected evangelical scholars, this gospel-centered introduction to the Old Testament will help anyone who teaches or studies Scripture to better see the initial outworking of God’s plan to redeem the world through Jesus Christ. With this valuable overview, readers will learn how to view the Old Testament from a biblical-theological perspective. See the promises...

Genesis can be divided into three major sections: (1) the creation of the world (1:1–2:3); (2) the primeval history of the world from Adam to Abraham (2:4–11:26); and (3) the history of the patriarchs (11:27–50:26). After narrating the creation episode, the author provides a highly structured account that covers the history from Adam to Joseph, signaling new and significant sections of material with the recurring toledoth formula. This formula in
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