Different preachers get excited about different aspects of the sermon. Some collect and deploy excellent illustrations. Others nail the application week after week. Others can really reach your heart. What really fires me up are the connections between the Old and New Testaments, the way God’s plan of redemption unfolds in familiar and new ways from Genesis to Revelation. So you know I’d be excited about an excellent new resource, the CSB Connecting Scripture New Testament, edited by G. K. Beale and Benjamin Gladd. This study Bible includes a robust cross reference system that will help you see Old Testament quotations, allusions, and parallels within the New Testament so you can see all 66 books as a unified story from God. You’ll also find book introductions, study note commentary, articles, charts, and infographics. Benjamin Gladd joined me on Gospelbound to delight in these connections—and may have tamped down some of my over-exuberance. In This Episode 00:00:00 – Why continuity between Old and New Testament wording matters 00:00:41 – Introducing the CSB Connecting Scripture New Testament 00:01:53 – Ben Gladd and the mission of the Carson Center 00:04:06 – Why another study Bible? 00:07:06 – Green and blue fonts: changing the reading experience 00:08:24 – Quotations, allusions, and the “connective tissue” of Scripture 00:11:06 – Why Old Testament allusions matter for Bible study 00:12:46 – John 6, grumbling, and Israel in the wilderness 00:13:46 – Mark 1, John the Baptist, and the burning bush 00:15:41 – “Fishers of men” and Jeremiah 16 00:18:55 – Reading Revelation through Old Testament “emojis” 00:22:07 – John 1:1, Genesis 1:1, and Christology 00:27:47 – How the apostles read the Old Testament 00:31:19 – Guardrails for identifying legitimate allusions 00:35:36 – Do English translations obscure biblical connections? 00:42:27 – How pastors can use the study Bible in sermon preparation 00:44:19 – Why pastors should use the Old Testament for illustrations 00:48:31 – The Carson Center’s Concise Bible Commentary 00:53:44 – Learning from Don Carson and G. K. Beale 01:00:11 – Dictionary of the New Testament Use of the Old Testament 01:00:44 – Biblical Theology Briefing podcast 01:02:34 – A future Connecting Scripture Old Testament 01:05:19 – Closing Resources Mentioned: CSB Connecting Scripture New Testament edited by G. K. Beale and Benjamin L. Gladd “Keep Watch for Biblical Allusions” by Ben Gladd ESV Study Bible CSB Study Bible NIV Study Bible Concise Bible Commentary from the Carson Center and Crossway Dictionary of the New Testament Use of the Old Testament edited by G. K. Beale, D. A. Carson, Benjamin L. Gladd, and Andrew David Naselli New Studies in Biblical Theology series Pillar New Testament Commentary series Biblical Theology Briefing with Ben Gladd and Matthew Harmon SIGN UP for my newsletter, Unseen Things. Help The Gospel Coalition renew and unify the contemporary church in the ancient gospel: Donate today. Don’t miss an episode of Gospelbound with Collin Hansen: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube TGC Updates