Good Bad Examples
The following essay constitutes the introduction to Patrick Henry Reardon’s new book, Bad Examples from the Bible, forthcoming from Ancient Faith Publishing in June. It is reprinted here with permission from the author and the publisher.
The theological unity of two distinct bodies of literature, the Old Testament and the Apostolic Writings—along with the propriety of binding them together in a single volume—is a fundamental tenet of the “faith once handed on to the saints” (Jude 3). Christian persuasion on this point rests on the conviction that Jesus fulfilled—brought to fullness—the promises contained in the Law and the Prophets. That is to say, the relationship between the Old and New Testaments is fundamentally Christological.
For this reason, the authority of the Old Testament is at the very heart of the mandate that Christ gave to the apostles; it is an integral part of the gospel itself and essential to the mission of the Church:
THIS ARTICLE ONLY AVAILABLE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
FOR QUICK ACCESS:
Patrick Henry Reardon is pastor emeritus of All Saints Antiochian Orthodox Church in Chicago, Illinois, and the author of numerous books, including, most recently, Out of Step with God: Orthodox Christian Reflections on the Book of Numbers (Ancient Faith Publishing, 2019).
subscription options
Order
Print/Online Subscription
Get six issues (one year) of Touchstone PLUS full online access including pdf downloads for only $39.95. That's only $3.34 per month!
Order
Online Only
Subscription
Get a one-year full-access subscription to the Touchstone online archives for only $19.95. That's only $1.66 per month!
bulk subscriptions
Order Touchstone subscriptions in bulk and save $10 per sub! Each subscription includes 6 issues of Touchstone plus full online access to touchstonemag.com—including archives, videos, and pdf downloads of recent issues for only $29.95 each! Great for churches or study groups.
Transactions will be processed on a secure server.
more from the online archives
32.6—November/December 2019
An Open Letter to Christian Readers of Jordan Peterson & Roger Scruton by James Bryson
14.6—July/August 2001
The Transformed Relics of the Fall
on the Fulfillment of History in Christ by Patrick Henry Reardon
32.2—March/April 2019
Misguided Mercy & Dante's Infernal Purgation by Joshua Hren
calling all readers
Please Donate
"There are magazines worth reading but few worth saving . . . Touchstone is just such a magazine."
—Alice von Hildebrand"Here we do not concede one square millimeter of territory to falsehood, folly, contemporary sentimentality, or fashion. We speak the truth, and let God be our judge. . . . Touchstone is the one committedly Christian conservative journal."
Support Touchstone
—Anthony Esolen, Touchstone senior editor
