"Any reader of the New Testament will be aware of how Scripture is fulfilled in the ministry of Jesus, but in this accessible and lucid book, Michael W. Pahl helps us appreciate the fulfilled Word through the eyes of Jesus and the New Testament writers themselves. By understanding more fully how Jesus fulfilled Scripture in his day, we see more clearly how that is so for readers today."
--Paul N. Anderson, professor of biblical and Quaker studies at George Fox University
"Hallelujah! Michael W. Pahl has the heart of a disciple, the soul of a poet, and the mind of a scholar. His masterful midrashim (or "fan fictions" as he calls them) are as vivid as they are vibrant, and they will be appreciated both by those who have just decided to follow Jesus and by developed disciples with an eye for excellent exegesis. In these pages I entrust you to a teacher who doesn't merely love the Scriptures but loves their nonviolent-Messiah to whom they perfectly point."
--Jarrod McKenna, Australian peace award-winning social change educator, pastor at Steeple Church in Melbourne, and cohost of the InVerse Podcast
"How did Jesus learn to read Scripture? And how did he teach his followers, ancient and modern, to do so? Combining careful scholarship, fictional vignettes, and insightful, challenging probes into the priorities of Jesus, Michael W. Pahl invites readers to join him in choosing the Jesus way."
--Timothy J. Geddert, professor emeritus at Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary and author of The Beginning of the Story
"In this fine study of crucial scriptures at work in Jesus' heart, mind, and mission, Michael W. Pahl not only provides a sketch of how Jesus read the Bible--thereby helping followers of Jesus read the Bible--but also provides a template of the formative teachings of Jesus. A splendid book in many ways."
--Scot McKnight, author and teacher
"In this thoroughly engaging book, Michael W. Pahl invites us to think more deeply about who Jesus was and is, what it means to follow him, and why his message and mission continue to be good news for today's fractured and hurting world. The Word Fulfilled reminds Christians, who are sometimes inclined to distance Jesus from the Old Testament, that this good news is deeply embedded in 'Jesus' Bible' and is a continuation of God's purposes throughout the biblical story. Written in conversational prose, with imaginative stories that draw readers into Jesus' first-century world, the book demonstrates a wealth of New Testament scholarship in a way that is accessible for a wide audience."
--Sheila Klassen-Wiebe, associate professor of New Testament at Canadian Mennonite University