Portraits of Christ

Book Description

Keddie and Whitla unfold 40 rich figures of speech that portray Jesus in both the Old and New Testaments.

Using Scripture's own "portraits-in-words," they illuminate the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ in thoughtful detail and issue a pastoral call for response.

As you see and understand Christ through his own word pictures, you will find a summons to love and worship him more.

Authors

Gordon J. Keddie (1944 - 2023) was the author of dozens of commentaries on Bible books and themes. He also composed numerous articles, both popular and academic. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland near the close of World War II, he received his early education at George Heriot’s School and later studied biology at the Universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh. He then prepared to enter the ministry by attending Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia and the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh. Over more than forty years he pastored four Reformed Presbyterian churches: North Hills (western Pennsylvania), Wishaw (Scotland), State College (central Pennsylvania), and Southside Indianapolis (Indiana). He retired from active ministry in 2014. He and his wife, Jane, have three adult sons and three beloved grandchildren.

David G. Whitla is professor of church history and director of the Theological Foundations for Youth program at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh. Born in Scotland and raised in Northern Ireland, he emigrated to the United States in 2000. He taught high school world history and Bible before entering gospel ministry, serving as pastor of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Southside Indianapolis. He received a history PhD from Queens University Belfast in 2019 and is the author of numerous essays, articles, and reviews, both popular and academic. He is married to June, and they have five children.

Endorsements

"Christ is the best of subjects for our study, and Gordon Keddie and David Whitla helpfully mine the unsearchable riches of Christ through forty biblical pictures of the Savior. Would you like to know Christ as your food, light, shelter, shepherd, and much more? Here is sound doctrine for heartfelt devotion in daily life."
--Joel R. Beeke, president, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary

"... In this "picture album" of Jesus, these two gifted preachers, who enjoyed a blessed season of pulpit partnership, use communion messages to paint on the canvas of our minds the glorious Scriptural descriptions of the Lord. I guarantee that if you begin each of these devotional chapters with prayer to have your eyes opened to see Jesus, you will end the chapter with praise as you look upon Him." 
--Barry York, president, Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary

"What better than to immerse yourself in the kind of book that helps you live in greater awareness and communion with your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ? Through their warm and insightful volume, Gordon Keddie and David Whitla help us see and know Jesus better through Portraits of Christ given to us in the Scriptures. This is the kind of book you will want to read again."
--William Van Doodewaard, professor of church history, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary

Additional Information

Cover: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 424
Publisher: Crown & Covenant Publications
Publication Date: 2020