the Old Testament. Indeed, so clear is the message of the scriptures that their misunderstanding must be accounted for by a mental block of some kind, a blindness to the truth expressed.18 The inscripturated word centers its attention on Jesus Christ. He is the seed of the woman who will crush the serpent’s head. He is the ark to rescue the people of God. He is the holy Angel of Yahweh. He is the seed of Abraham in whom all the families of the earth will be blessed. He is the passover lamb. He is