Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture

The apprentices in the preaching class led by Pastor John Piper at The Bethlehem Institute were recently asked to write a book review of Preaching the Whole Bible As Christian Scripture: The Application of Biblical Theology to Expository Preaching by Graeme Goldsworthy. I thought it was an outstanding introducation to biblical theology with just a few minor weaknesses.
Published in 2000 by Eerdmans, this work preceded Goldswothy Trilogy: (Gospel and Kingdom, Gospel and Wisdom, Gospel and Revelation), published by Paternoster in 2001. The next installment was According to Plan: The Unfolding Revelation of God in the Bible (InterVarsity Press, 2002). And Gospel-Centered Hermeneutics: Foundations and Principles of Evangelical Biblical Interpretation is hot off the press from InterVarsity (March 2007).
Getting back to my book review for Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture, here is my executive summary:

Graeme Goldsworthy presents a convincing case that the entire Bible is about Jesus Christ and that, consequentially, preachers must move from an Old Testament text, to Christ crucified and resurrected, and then to the twenty-first century hearer. He traces an accessible outline of redemptive history, moving from Abraham to David to Christ. He offers a compelling explanation of typology, showing how the theme of the kingdom of God reaches a climax in David, but then declines through Israel and Judah’s apostasy, indicating that the true King, David’s greater Son, was yet to arrive. Goldsworthy also offers a cogent synopsis on the role of law, which revealed man’s sin and was fulfilled in the perfect life and death of the God-man, Jesus Christ. His insight into how the Old Testament is fulfilled in Christ is helpful and relevant for today’s preachers and lay Bible readers.

And here is my eight-page book review (in PDF format, 42.6 kB).