by Jason DeRouchie | Jul 28, 2020 | Announcements, Articles/Essays, DeRouchie
Great men inspire greatness, both in their lives and in their deaths. Such is true of James Innell Packer (1926–2020), whose life and ministry has forever marked my own. He and I only met once, and I have only read a handful of his books. But in this age, he is one...
by Jason DeRouchie | Jul 20, 2020 | Announcements, Articles/Essays, Complete Bibliography, DeRouchie
The Lord has recently allowed me to publish another article on Zephaniah, this one related to the identity of the book’s audience: DeRouchie, Jason S. “The Addressees in Zephaniah 2:1, 3: Who Should Seek YHWH Together?” Bulletin for Biblical...
by Jason DeRouchie | Jun 23, 2020 | Articles/Essays, DeRouchie
The apostle Paul described his life mission, and the mission of the church as a whole, as a calling “to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of [Christ’s] name among all the nations” (Romans 1:5). From Eden onward, God has been moving history toward the day...
by Jason DeRouchie | Apr 26, 2020 | Announcements, Articles/Essays, DeRouchie, Endorsements
Verrett, Brian A. The Serpent in Samuel: A Messianic Motif. Eugene, OR: Resource, 2020. This updated and now published ThM thesis from Brian A. Verrett is a model example of rigorous exegesis and whole-Bible theology done well within a single book. Brian received his...
by Jason DeRouchie | Feb 21, 2020 | Articles/Essays, DeRouchie
In a recent post on The Gospel Coalition, I joined Paul in charging pastors and teachers to preach the word (2 Timothy 4:2), which includes the Scriptures Paul would have been referring to in 2 Timothy 3:16––Jesus’s only Bible, the Old Testament. Along with this...
by Jason DeRouchie | Oct 18, 2019 | Articles/Essays, DeRouchie
The only Bible Jesus had was what we call the Old Testament, and he said that it was about him. So how can we proclaim Christ faithfully from the Old Testament? In a recent article for Midwestern Magazine I outline five different ways: Proclaim Christ through the Old...
by Jason DeRouchie | Aug 20, 2019 | Articles/Essays, DeRouchie
In the August 2019 issue of Themelios, I provide a biblical-theological foundation for reading the Old Testament in a Christ-centered way. I argue that Jesus himself provides both the light for enabling us to see and savor what is in the OT and the necessary lens that...
by Jason DeRouchie | Jul 15, 2019 | Articles/Essays, DeRouchie
Jesus and his apostles claim that his resurrection on the third day was “in accordance with the Scriptures” (1 Cor 15:4; cf. Luke 24:44). The hope of the resurrection stretches back far beyond the empty tomb to the hopes and prophecies of God’s old-covenant people. At...
by Jason DeRouchie | Apr 6, 2019 | Articles/Essays, DeRouchie, Reviews
“How do I faithfully interpret and preach old covenant materials in a way that embraces that ‘only through Christ’ does God lift the veil, allowing us to fully understand and appropriate their significance (2 Cor 3:14–15)?” This has been one of...
by Jason DeRouchie | Nov 9, 2018 | Articles/Essays, DeRouchie
Is the Old Testament still important for Christians? Some professing Christians like Andy Stanley are saying, “No,” but in a recent TGC post, I unpack a number of reasons why Christians must not see the Old Testament as irrelevant, unimportant, or...
