- How Jesus viewed the Bible: Jesus viewed the Hebrew Bible as a story about himself, and says that it tells the story of the Messiah’s suffering and resurrection, and new life for humanity (Luke 24:44-47).
- How Paul viewed the Bible: Paul says that the Hebrew Bible is wisdom literature that will help people understand their need for rescue by the Messiah (2 Timothy 3:14-17).
- The Story the TaNaK tells: The shape of the Hebrew Bible--the TaNaK--establishes the need for a future prophet to come. The portrait is filled out by the “seams” of the TaNaK--the beginning and end of each major section of the Torah, Prophets (Nevi’im), and Writings (Kethuvim).
- The ends of the Torah and the Prophets (Deuteronomy 34:10-12 and Malachi 4:1-4) correspond to each other in their themes, and together describe a future prophet to come, like Moses and Elijah, who will be a powerful leader, know God face-to-face, and bring life and healing and vindication to humanity.
- The beginnings of the Prophets and Writings (Joshua 1:7-8 and Psalm 1:1-3) further describe this leader as a righteous one, who will bring success to the nations.
- The story of the Bible ends still waiting for this future prophet to come. The New Testament opens with the Gospels, where Jesus is shown to fulfill the role created by the TaNaK shape.
Courtesy: The Bible Project
