His argument in a nutshell: God met people where they were and slowly pulled them closer to what He ultimately wanted and then unleashed the full reality to them in the person, Jesus.
It's that simple but also much more detailed in Fleischer's writing.
I think this book provides some excellent points to ponder if you wonder about the differences between the characteristics of God in the Old Testament and Jesus of the Gospels.
Fleischer quotes from many scholars who have debated and come up with memorable arguments for the position of progressive revelation. He writes of the Law of Moses actually being very progressive compared to the other ancient laws of the time.
He writes of a new perspective of the Conquest of Canaan under Joshua.
I found it very enjoyable to absorb the information in the chapters.
There was something that happened near the end of the book, though. I'm not sure exactly when it happened, but Fleischer seemed to switch from laying out information and arguments in a very civil/scholarly fashion to dropping snarky post-modern comments about American military might and America idol-worshipping.
I don't really know why the style changed there at the end. But it was abrupt for me. I was going along for the ride and enjoying his points and then all of sudden he became that person who makes a comment and all discussion ends.
It was weird.
The first two-thirds of this book are great. The snarky part at the end didn't help any.
This book was provided for review at no cost.
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