Stop Attacks in their Tracks
Another amazon.com review. A. G. McIntosh writes:
Michael Bull draws heavily upon the biblical insights of James Jordan. (This is noted immediately as the book is dedicated to Jordan). This is a very good thing, since Jordan’s studies on literary structures and symbolism in the Bible are crucial for obtaining a consistent interpretative framework of the whole counsel of God. As a reader of Jordan myself, I expected Bible Matrix to be full of great information, but nothing I hadn’t been exposed to already. Several chapters in I realized how wrong I was!
Mr. Bull takes the foundational structures that men like Jordan and Peter Leithart have long advocated, and applies them to various biblical themes/stories that many people may have not considered before. Chapter 4: Festivals is a great example. We generally find the intricate details of the Old Testament to be tiresome and end up ignoring them altogether, not seeing their significance or coherency. Bull lays out the 7 Feasts of Israel and shows how they fit into the same outline – or “matrix” – that flows throughout all of Scripture. This not only helps one to understand the details of Israel’s traditions more fully, but we ultimately see how they all point forward to Christ the Messiah, and consequently the Church, since we are united to his body as his bride.
This is a very invigorating book and I recommend it to anyone wishing to dive deeper into the richness of biblical theology. Good for personal growth, but also for helping the church at large to breathe the Scriptures so we can consistently defend the Bible from shallow attacks and progress towards fulfilling the Great Commission.
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