The Kingdom of God and the Glory of the Cross by Patrick Schreiner

The Kingdom of God and the Glory of the Cross by Patrick Schreiner ISBN-13: 9781433558238 Paperback: 160 pages Publisher: Crossway Books Released: March 31 2018

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description from Goodreads:
The kingdom of God is more than just the rule and reign of God over all things. It undergirds the entire framework of Scripture, serving as the backdrop against which all other themes play out. Surveying the entirety of both the Old and New Testaments, scholar and professor Patrick Schreiner presents a definition and framework for a biblical theology of the kingdom. Defining the kingdom of God as the interplay of three concepts--the king's power over the king's people in the king's place--this new volume in the Short Studies in Biblical Theology series shows how a proper understanding of the kingdom of God has tremendous implications for life here and now.


My Review:
The Kingdom of God and the Glory of the Cross looks at the ongoing references to the of the kingdom of God from Genesis through Revelation. The author started by explaining that the kingdom of God involves God's power, the people of the kingdom, and a place. He explained that there are both spiritual and physical aspects to the kingdom of God as well as present and future aspects.

He pointed out kingdom imagery, like tree references, and what people expected of the promised kingdom. He gave a summary of the books of the Bible with his focus on the kingdom references. Then he discussed how the kingdom connects with the cross. I found this overview of the kingdom narrative to be very interesting, and I gained some insights from this book. Overall, I would recommend this book.


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