The Hermeneutical Matrix
Christopher Wright on Christ-centered interpretation:
"To speak of the Bible being 'all about Christ' does not (or should not) mean that we try to find Jesus of Nazareth in every verse by some feat of imagination. Rather we mean that the person and work of Jesus become the central hermeneutical key by which we, as Christians, articulate the overall significance of these texts in both Testaments. Christ provides the hermeneutical matrix for our reading of the whole Bible" (The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible's Grand Narrative, 31).
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Man, this is a really great book. It was one of 6 I had to read last semester for a class in seminary, but it was the only one I went back to in the summer and re-read parts. Christopher Wright's other stuff is really good to. Glad someone else is drawing attention to this guy.
Chris,
I thoroughly enjoyed Christopher Wright's book about finding Jesus in the OT. Yes, I've wondered why more people don't reference him. He's excellent. For what seminary class did you read it?
What does Wright say in this book that Goldsworthy, Goheen/Bartholomew, Clowney, Greidanus, or others like them don't say? Does he have a unique angle or contribution to redemptive-historical theology? Is it worth getting this if you already have those others?
Matt,
Wright's The Mission of God is really a biblical theology of mission from a gospel-centered, Christ-centered perspective. He's really expanding on what Goldsworthy and others have done with Luke 24 and showing how Christ is the center of Scripture in the context of Mission, God's mission ("Thus it is written that Christ should suffer...and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed...", Luke 24:46-47). I'm only 90 pages in but it seems like a very worthy addition to the books you listed. If you looking something missional that is from a gospel-centered perspective, you need to get it.
Dan