The New Covenant by Bob Emery is a narrative of the New Testament. The book claims to be a “dramatic story behind the faith once for all delivered to the saints”. The narrative style is unique at first, but drags in the later chapters. It was interesting how the author weaved all of the New Testament authors in such a way to see how the New Testament would be put together as the canon. At the same time, the book was a very long read.
The book is divided into three parts: (1) The Messenger: From Garden to Glory, (2) The Message of the New Covenant, (3) The Marriage: The Final Revelation. Written as a series of dialogues between the apostle John, Titus, and Paul, the entire period begins at the Garden of Gethsemane, and ends with Revelation.
Emery’s three goals for the book are:
1. To retell this wonderful story in a new way,
2. To draw out spiritual lessons for us today, and
3. To frame a proper understanding of the New Covenant and how it relates to Israel of the first century and today.
In Section One: The Messenger, the narrative looks closely at the circumstances surrounding Jesus’ crucifixion, his resurrection, his ascension, and how the New Covenant was established. The story centers around John and his the fictional conversations between him, Titus, Paul, and others. The narrative records the story about how the gospel spread from Jerusalem to the rest of the world.
In Section Two: The Message, the narrative continues with various stories woven in all the circumstances that lead to the formation of the 27 books of the New Testament.
In Section Three: The Marriage, the narrative ends with John’s personal commentary on the book of Revelation. Emery re-examines at the book of Revelation and gives several interesting observations of the end times. The section describe how Revelation is full of symbolism pointing back to the Old Testament and New Testament prophecies which come toward a climactic end.
The final chapter is a very excellent explanation and evaluation of the Lord’s Supper. This is followed by a Scripture index, and end notes. The end notes are a great resource for those wanting to know more information about the events in the narrative.
I have also reviewed another book by Bob Emery, His Desire is for Me.
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