How to Understand Christ in the Old Testament - Kaspars Ozolins

In recent decades, a growing number of evangelicals have begun to question the messianic basis of the Old Testament. Although Christians agree that the Hebrew Bible anticipates Christ in some form, this is now viewed by some in terms of a general promise, and not direct fulfillment. Consequently, those with a high view of Scripture and the unity of both Testaments need to address this challenge: How messianic is the Old Testament? Did the apostles and Christ correctly interpret the Old Testament when they claimed that everything written about him in the “Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms must be fulfilled” (Luke 24:44)?

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Kaspars is an assistant professor of Old Testament interpretation at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He was born in Latvia (Northern Europe) but grew up in California. Fascinated with ancient languages since his teens, he has studied Indo-European historical linguistics at the doctoral level. Kaspars came to faith in Christ while a PhD student at UCLA. He felt called to ministry and subsequently attended The Master’s Seminary. Prior to coming to Southern, Kaspars was previously a research associate in Old Testament at Tyndale House (Cambridge). He is married to Ieva, and they have two children: Ēriks and Valters.

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