The Word Fulfilled: Reading the Bible with Jesus

What does it mean to follow Jesus in the way we read Scripture?

As Christians, we want to follow Jesus in his teachings and way of life, which were significantly shaped by his reading of the Jewish Scriptures. By exploring how Jesus engaged the Scriptures, we can better understand how we should read our Bibles today--thereby following Jesus in the way we study our foundational text.
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The Word Fulfilled offers in-depth explorations of how Jesus discussed seven important passages in his life and ministry. Through scholarship, scriptural engagement, and imaginative storytelling, author and pastor Michael W. Pahl illuminates what Scripture looked and sounded like in Jesus’ context. For anyone who desires to follow Jesus more deeply, Pahl helps us step back into the world of early Judaism and into synagogues, family kitchens, and other first-century settings as we encounter afresh the Word of God.

Michael W. Pahl is executive minister of Mennonite Church Manitoba. He has a PhD in theology (biblical studies) from the University of Birmingham (UK). His professional journey has moved between academia and congregational ministry. He previously served as lead pastor of Morden Mennonite Church and has published and edited multiple academic books, including The Beginning and the End: Rereading Genesis’s Stories and Revelation’s Visions.