God’s Messiah in the Old Testament: Expectations of a Coming King. Andrew T. Abernethy & Gregory Goswell Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2020. Reviewed by Daniel Zeunert Two Old Testament professors - Andrew Abernethy from Wheaton, Illinois and Gregory Goswell from Christ College, Sydney - team up to tackle one of the biggest topics in the field of messianism: “What hopes does the Old Testament set forth pertaining to a future royal agent who will carry out God’s kingdom purposes?” In other words, Abernethy and Goswell are looking exclusively at how the Old Testament Scriptures show that the coming messiah will be God’s king. While making clear that prophetic and priestly strands of this study are legitimate and necessary, this book is helpfully focussed on, “
The Messiah in the Old Testament
The Messiah in the Old Testament
The Messiah in the Old Testament
God’s Messiah in the Old Testament: Expectations of a Coming King. Andrew T. Abernethy & Gregory Goswell Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2020. Reviewed by Daniel Zeunert Two Old Testament professors - Andrew Abernethy from Wheaton, Illinois and Gregory Goswell from Christ College, Sydney - team up to tackle one of the biggest topics in the field of messianism: “What hopes does the Old Testament set forth pertaining to a future royal agent who will carry out God’s kingdom purposes?” In other words, Abernethy and Goswell are looking exclusively at how the Old Testament Scriptures show that the coming messiah will be God’s king. While making clear that prophetic and priestly strands of this study are legitimate and necessary, this book is helpfully focussed on, “