The World and the Word is a fresh introduction to the Old Testament, an impassioned reaction to how modern Christian preaching and teaching often ignores this front eighty percent of the Bible. The Old Testament is a rich source of theology and doctrine that is presupposed by the New Testament. Without it, Christian theology would be seriously deficient. Mastery of the Old Testament is crucial to an understanding of the New Testament. The Old Testament offers, by teaching and example, practical principles of belief and behavior for contemporary times.
