Mediator
A Biblical Theology
- Theology
- Publisher: Crossway
- Published: 2026
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Publisher's Description
This study explores the mediatorial people, events, and objects that God used throughout the Old Testament to communicate his word and his power, and explains how these symbols foretell the one perfect mediator, Jesus Christ.
Endorsements (5)
“If you have found navigating the Old Testament to be tricky, then accept this invitation to join Vern Poythress as he charts the course, helpfully leading you all the way to Jesus.”
“With depth of insight and simplicity of expression, Vern Poythress’s Mediator displays the beautiful patterns interwoven throughout the Bible’s tapestry, designs that focus on and find fulfillment in Christ Jesus, the only mediator between God and humanity. If you have envied the apostles, who learned from Jesus himself how to read the Old Testament, or if you long to perceive the network that links all Scripture to the Savior, you will delight in Poythress’s accessible introduction to robust, redemptive-historical biblical theology. Better yet, you will delight in the all-sufficient Redeemer, whose glory and grace fill every page of God’s word.”
“In this book, Vern Poythress richly unfolds the Old Testament types and shadows and shows us how, in all their diversity, they point us to the one mediator between God and man, Jesus Christ. It will open your eyes to many profound connections between different parts of the Bible. Highly recommended!”
“Vern Poythress takes the reader on a very stimulating journey through the Bible. He does this by following the theme of mediation defined very broadly to weave together the Bible’s threads into a tapestry portrait of the Son of God. In the end, the reader will see more clearly how the Savior emerges organically from Scripture’s unified story without erasing its real development through time and history. Follow along with Poythress, and enjoy the tour!”
“Vern Poythress continues to impress with his meticulous examination of the historically progressive unfolding of the theme of mediatorship in the Old and New Testaments. Tracing the development of the necessity of mediation from before the fall, all the way up to the consummation in the descent of the New Jerusalem, the author highlights the tightly woven threads that make up the fabric of creation and redemption that reach their culmination in the person and work of Jesus Christ, the one God-man able to stand between a holy God and a sinful people.”
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