Category Archives: John H. Sailhamer
“The law was added because of transgressions” by John H. Sailhamer
“Throughout the narratives of Exodus 19-Deuteronomy there are numerous examples of Israel’s failure to follow God’s will. Here we can see the hand of the author at work. After each episode of disobedience we can see that God gave Israel … Continue reading
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“One should also move in the other direction” by John H. Sailhamer
“Evangelical approaches to the Messiah in the Old Testament often have focused on reading the New Testament back into the Old Testament. I am suggesting that one should also move in the other direction. The Old Testament sheds a great … Continue reading
“Not a guide but the goal” by John H. Sailhamer
“The New Testament is not so much a guide to understanding the Old Testament as it is the goal of understanding the Old Testament. Unless we understand the Old Testament picture of the Messiah, we will not recognize the New … Continue reading
“The meaning of the Pentateuch” by John H. Sailhamer
“The big idea of the Pentateuch is the importance of living by faith.” –John H. Sailhamer, The Meaning of the Pentateuch (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2009), 22.
