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, how 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 view 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 overexuberance. In This Episode 00:00 – Why continuity between Old and New Testament wording matters 00:41 – Introducing the CSB Connecting Scripture New Testament 01:53 – Benjamin Gladd and the mission of The Carson Center 04:06 – Why another study Bible? 07:06 – Green and blue fonts: changing the reading experience 08:24 – Quotations, allusions, and the “connective tissue” of Scripture 11:06 – Why Old Testament allusions matter for Bible study 12:46 – John 6, grumbling, and Israel in the wilderness 13:46 – Mark 1, John the Baptist, and the burning bush 15:41 – “Fishers of men” and Jeremiah 16 18:55 – Reading Revelation through Old Testament “emojis” 22:07 – John 1:1, Genesis 1:1, and Christology 27:47 – How the apostles read the Old Testament 31:19 – Guardrails for identifying legitimate allusions 35:36 – Do English translations obscure biblical connections? 42:27 – How pastors can use the study Bible in sermon preparation 44:19 – Why pastors should use the Old Testament for illustrations 48:31 – The Carson Center’s Concise Bible Commentary 53:44 – Learning from Don Carson and G. K. Beale 1:00:11 – Dictionary of the New Testament Use of the Old Testament 1:00:44 – Biblical Theology Briefing podcast 1:02:34 – A future Connecting Scripture Old Testament 1:05:19 – Closing Resources Mentioned: CSB Connecting Scripture New Testament edited by G. K. Beale and Benjamin Gladd “Keep Watch for Biblical Allusions” by Benjamin 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 Gladd, and Andrew David Naselli New Studies in Biblical Theology series Pillar New Testament Commentary series Biblical Theology Briefing with Benjamin 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