Christian Scripture, but it is possible to read them “as” Christian Scripture. Far from it! The Old Testament does not become Christian Scripture through our reading it with a certain technique or according to a certain set of rules, nor does it become something else if read in a different way. The prophetic books of the Old Testament are Christian Scripture. They may not use the name “Jesus” or contain the word “church” or “baptism,” but they speak of God’s great plan of salvation, which stretches
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