"NT use of the OT" review
by Wyatt Houtz   July 14, 2008 11:20pm v.10 Rating: Status: Hidden

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I was excited to listen to D.A. Carson's podcasts about his latest book "Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament." This reference book consults every old testament verse quoted by the new testament and explains the context used by the NT. Unfortunately, I recommend the podcasts over the book if you plan to spend less than a few hours on this topic. Carson addresses James and 1-3 John but the rest of the NT are commissioned to other scholars.  I'm believe Carson approves all the other authors in the book, but I was hoping to have more Carson-exclusive content. The content is very valuable but the information isn't catalogued well... so its really hard to skim the pages. All the pages look the same, because the same redundant paragraph titles are given to every passage, so it would be better if they weren't there at all. To appreciate this book, you have to ignore the chapter titles and focus on the content... good content but a lot of work for an alleged reference manual. I didn't use the scripture index at the end, but it may help this problem. Also, the book is organized by the books of the NT instead of a scripture list of OT quotations, so its hard to find out if other books of the NT quote the same verse; mostly because each book of the bible is commissioned to different theologians. Although the content is amazing, the organization of the material makes it hard to find relevant verses. So if you enjoy reading the english dictionary straight through, you will enjoy this book, or if you are really struggling with the meaning of verses like Eph 4:8, then you can put the work in and find answers in this book, but if you want to just flip through this book, you won't glean as much information as it was hyped to yield. I checked the book out of the Library, but I don't know if I'd pay $35 for my own copy of it. Although this book is very valuable, I wished it had more D.A. Carson content and a revelation on every page -- basically I desired the same reaction to the book as I received from the podcasts but was left wanting. I've you listen to all six podcasts that I posted, then I recommend buying the book. Nevertheless, I still recommend every word that D.A. Carson produces!   Last Update: July 23, 2008 1:54pm Tags: d.a. carson, new testament, old testament, commentary, book review

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