The Glorious History of Redemption: A Compact Summary of the Old and New Testaments

Publisher's Description

First published in 1922, this volume is one of the most precise and concise books…that covers the entire narrative of redemptive history from Genesis 1 to Revelation 22. James Boyd, the Old Testament scholar, and J. Gresham Machen, the New Testament scholar, join their efforts to reach the simple and the learned in one book. This book would be perfect as a tool in the family and the church, as it concludes each of the 38 chapters with a series of Questions on the Lesson.

About the Authors

James Oscar Boyd (1874–1947) was a graduate of Princeton Seminary where returned as an instructor in Oriental and Old Testament literature from 1900–15. He also served as a pastor and for over twenty years served as secretary of the Arabic-Levant Agency, American Bible Society. He was the author of more than thirty published books and pamphlets and was a close friend to J. Gresham Machen.

J. Gresham Machen (1881–1937) was professor of New Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His other books include Christian Faith in the Modern World, What is Faith?, and The Origin of Paul's Religion.