Knowing the Holy Spirit Through the Old Testament

Name: Knowing the Holy Spirit Through the Old Testament
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Christopher JH Wright
ISBN: 9798350864748

Author: Christopher JH Wright

Narrator: Dennis Kleinman

Unabridged: 4 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/05/2023

Categories: Nonfiction, Religion, Biblical Studies, Old Testament

Synopsis

We tend to think of the Holy Spirit as the straggler of the Trinity, a latecomer in God's interaction with the world. But our first introduction to the Holy Spirit is not the drama of Pentecost in the second chapter of Acts. We first meet the Holy Spirit in the second verse of the Bible, hovering there, speaking the world into existence. Christopher Wright begins here and traces the Holy Spirit through the pages of the Old Testament. We see the Third Person of the Trinity in the decrees of prophets and psalmists, in the actions of judges and craftspeople, in the anointing of kings and the promise of a new creation. Knowable and discernible in the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit is thus eminently knowable to us. The witness of the whole of Scripture, from its first pages to its last, directs us to a Holy Spirit empowering the people of God, and sustaining and renewing the face of the earth.

About Christopher JH Wright

Christopher J. H. Wright is international ministries director for Langham Partnership. His many books include The Mission of God, Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit, Old Testament Ethics for the People of God, and Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Abigail on July 23, 2024

This felt a little uneven; there were places where it seemed to stray from the topic (illumining the person and work of God's Spirit in the Old Testament), although that's fair enough since you really have to understand God's covenant relationship with Israel and His redemptive mission before you ca......more

Goodreads review by Trevor on March 13, 2023

A fantastic book about the Holy Spirit found in the Old Testament. Wright moves through the whole Bible, most of which is in the Old Testament to show the Spirit of God. Particularly good sections were the final section on Joel, the section on Moses, and the section on the Prophets. I only wish Wrig......more

Goodreads review by Ian on July 04, 2023

Wright does a good job showing 5 key ways that the Spirit works throughout the OT. Creating/ sustaining, leading, prophecy, anointing, empowering the renewal of the world. Highly recommended but don’t feel bad about skipping through some things, Wright has a way of being redundant in an attempt to p......more

Goodreads review by Cassian on January 28, 2019

This is my favorite book on the Holy Spirit that I have read to date. The author covers the main roles of the Spirit - the creating Spirit, the empowering Spirit, the prophetic Spirit, the anointing Spirit, and the coming Spirit - and breaks down the many places in the Old Testament that we see the......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on January 14, 2024

Tim Mackie of the Bible Project recommended this book. The author does a complete job of shining the spotlight on G-D's Spirit (Holy Spirit) in the Old Testament. This is a book that I will keep and reread.......more