The first picks up the story with Adam, and traces the theme of the “new man,” forward into the New Testament connecting it to Christ. The second chapter picks up just after Adam with the seed of the woman, and then traces that theme through Genesis, the Old Testament and onto Christ. Chapter 3 brings readers to Abraham, and specifically to his promised son, his only son, whom he loved. Chapter 4 moves onward to Jacob using his story as lens to further focus anticipations on Christ. The fact that the 4 of the 9 chapters take root in Genesis underscores the importance of that book in understanding the overall storyline of Scripture, as well as its pivotal use in biblical theology.
第2章は、アダムと女性の種子を取り扱い、その後、旧約聖書の創世記を通したテーマを追跡、キリストへ進みます。第3章は、アブラハム、特に、アブラハムが愛した唯一の約束した息子を取り扱います。
第4章は、ジャコブへ進み、キリストへの期待をさらに注目するレンズとしてジャコブの逸話を使います。
9章のうち4章が創世記に端を発すると言う事実は、聖書全体及び聖書の神学における重要な使用を理解するための本書の重要性を強調しています。