Biblical Theology shines in this latest NSBT series. Every volume in this series flourishes with information for the Bible student, yet some of them sing. This one sings.

This volume is not a retread of God’s Mediators, an earlier entry in this series, but something that dives into the the idea of priesthood at its loftiest heights in Melchizedek, the divinely intertwined ideas of king and priest, its standing with the Levitical priesthood, and all coalescing in Psalm 110.

Pages 4-5 outline what Emadi is up to, so you shouldn’t go astray. It’s deep wading so read slowly. My only caveat is the sometimes overly academic language. There’s no need to hide treasure behind rocks. At times, I wonder if these authors are writing exclusively for Mr. D.A. Carson, the editor, or at least, only for colleagues. It’s us regular Jimmy and Joes who can most use a book like this to advantage. Still, the flow of argument is good and what is shared is golden.

In the middle of the book there’s a full-blown exegesis of Psalm 110 (it’s needed), but then he goes back (after a side trip to the intertestamental period) to the big picture again with the New Testament. Jesus in Mark’s Gospel and the Book of Hebrews serves as the framework.

As far as I’m concerned the NSBT series can keep entries like this one coming!

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