This is one of the best books I’ve ever read. When it comes to Old Testament books that have helped me connect the dots and understand how the Bible communicates, only Sailhamer’s The Meaning of the Pentateuch is in the same league. Hamilton’s Typology is worth every cent and every hour you’ll spend with it. There are so many dog ears and annotations in my print copy.

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Logos

The amount of work behind this book is astounding — the detail and clarity of the argument. Over and over again, Jim demonstrates how God’s promises shaped the biblical authors’ worldview, which shaped their Scripture writing and reading.

The biblical authors saw themselves in light of (a) God’s promises and (b) the historical and scriptural patterns that flowed from those promises. As they wrote, they projected those promise-shaped patterns forward towards the ultimate hope of God’s people, the Messiah, Jesus. The detail and clarity of the argument — it’s just jaw-dropping and I don’t think I’m being hyperbolic.

Every Bible teacher should have this book close at hand. On the shelf is too far.

I did NOT receive this book for review. I wrote this post out of an overflow of joy and appreciation for the author’s work. And in hope that you will get a copy of the book and share my joy.