A LIBRARIAN’S ORIENTATION
What this book explores
An evangelical argument that the gospel is the story of Jesus as Israel’s Messiah and King, not merely a plan of personal salvation.
EDITORIAL NOTE
Why it’s in the Library
It gives travelers a traditional Christian correction to a familiar evangelical simplification. The book shows that significant reconstruction can occur through recovering neglected parts of a tradition's own story.
Good starting place if…
Christian gospel language has narrowed to a plan for individual salvation and you want to recover the larger story of Jesus as Israel's Messiah and Lord.
Know before you begin…
McKnight argues from orthodox evangelical New Testament theology and critiques revivalist reduction from within that world. His account expands the gospel's narrative frame without settling every debate about atonement, kingdom, church, or salvation.