The Christian Old Testament

by Lawrence R. Farley

Many Christians see the Old Testament as “the other Testament”: a source of exciting stories to tell the kids, but not very relevant to the Christian life. The Christian Old Testament reveals the Hebrew Scriptures as the essential context of Christianity, as well as a many-layered revelation of Christ Himself. Follow along as Fr. Lawrence Farley explores the Christian significance of every book of the Old Testament.

477 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 3, 2012

About the author

Father Lawrence, born in 1954, completed his M. Div. at Wycliffe College, Toronto School of Theology in 1979. After 6 years in pastoral ministry with the Anglican Church of Canada, he entered the Orthodox Church and completed a Certificate program at St. Tikhon’s Seminary in Pennsylvania and was ordained to the priesthood in 1986. Since 1987 he has served as the pastor St. Herman of Alaska Church in Langley BC, a missionary parish of the OCA (Archdiocese of Canada) founded by local laity, which has since grown to attain regular parish status and purchased its own building. Several priests, deacons, and lay members of new missions have emerged from the membership of St. Herman’s. Fr. Lawrence is the author of the Orthodox Bible Study Companion Series from Conciliar Press, and of a number of other books and articles, and appears in regular weekday podcasts on Ancient Faith Radio. He lives in Surrey B.C. with his family.

Reviews

[Mimi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn't grow up particularly religious, and in fact have a clear memory of confidently announcing that Joseph was Mary's husband in the Bible, having no familiarity with the Old Testament figure. While I have read the Old Testament multiple times as an adult and in my Orthdoox journey, this book was a revelation for me to see how the Old Tesament directly leads to the New.

[Laura N · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent read. A must read for any Christian.