KNOWING GOD THE FATHER THROUGH THE OLD TESTAMENT
By Christopher J.H. Wright
Monarch. 224 pages. £7.99
ISBN 978-1-85424-703-2
Once more we are indebted to Chris Wright for some fresh and challenging insights into the Old Testament and always through the lens of the New Testament fulfilment. This is especially true of the theme of this book since only through Jesus do we understand the full wonder of God as Father. Rarely in the OT is God addressed in this intimate but radical way and yet Chris Wright takes us through whole swathes of Scripture unveiling the attributes and activity of God in his fatherhood.
We investigate the concept of sonship as it is seen in God’s people and their walk with God and ultimately fulfilled in Christ. There is a reminder of this theme inspiring some of the great prayers of the OT. The whole issue of justice, not least in the concept of a ‘just war’, is seen as undergirding, not denying God’s fatherly concern.
