explores some of the more evident comparisons of Jesus in a manner that, hopefully, will begin the formal investigation of this topic whose adequate treatment could never be confined to a single book or even, in my judgment, to a library of books. But its large theme is certainly worthy of exploration. The New Testament makes the startling claim that all the Scriptures are centered in Jesus and His gospel (1 Cor 15:3–4). Jesus said that the Old Testament spoke about Him (John 5:39). The Lord said
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