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The Heartbeat of Old Testament Theology: Three Creedal Expressions is unavailable, but you can change that!

This volume explores the theological heartbeat of the Old Testament by examining three big ideas that communicate the Old Testament’s redemptive theology. Highly respected scholar Mark Boda shows how three creedal expressions—the narrative, character, and relational creeds—recur throughout the Old Testament and express its core redemptive theology, in turn revealing how the redemptive pulse of...

The narrative creed represents the first rhythm in the heartbeat of the OT. In this rhythm we feel the declaration of the redemptive action of God toward Israel. This declaration comes either in the form of divine revelation, as already seen in Josh. 24, or in the form of human confession, as seen in Deut. 6 and 26. But there are many other examples throughout the OT, as this rhythm can be felt in nearly every book. Through the narrative creed we discover the history of God’s redemption through finite
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