VOX Mini - What is the Best Way to Reconcile the OT and the NT?

Episode • Sep 13, 2019 • 15m

Unpacking how Jesus is the clearest revelation of God and the essential key to interpreting the Old Testament with clarity, compassion, and consistency, Mike, Tim, and Bonnie wrap up their "BONNIE Strikes Back" series with a thoughtful and humor-filled reflection on scripture. This episode explores how reading the Bible as a unified narrative centered on Jesus reframes how we engage with the more difficult and confusing aspects of the Old Testament. The hosts highlight how understanding recapitulation, divine accommodation, and cross-centered hermeneutics can illuminate the character of God and bring life to ancient texts.

Key Takeaways: • Understanding Jesus as the Lens – Why Jesus is the interpretive center of the Bible and how this affects the way we read the Old Testament. • Recapitulation Explained – Learning how Jesus re-enacts Israel’s and humanity’s story in a redemptive, faithful way that reveals God’s character. • Embracing the Messiness – Why it’s important not to sanitize or skip over difficult texts but to sit with them, wrestle, and trust Jesus as the clearest picture of God. • Divine Accommodation – Exploring Greg Boyd’s view that the Old Testament includes pictures of God shaped by human sin and limited cultural lenses, not contradictions to Jesus. • Engaging the Text with Curiosity – How Tim Mackie’s advice to approach challenging scriptures with humility and curiosity helps unlock richer understanding and deeper theology.

Resources Mentioned: • Episode 101 – How to Read the Bible with Tim Mackie of The Bible Project • Episode 95 – “Angry God and Peaceful Jesus” with Greg Boyd • Episode 169 – How is the Old Testament Authoritative for Jesus Followers? • The Bible Project – https://bibleproject.com • Greg Boyd's Cross Vision theology on divine accommodation

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