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Rich Robinson’s “Christ in the Sabbath,” by a “Jewish believer in Jesus,” offers a “helpful survey… of Sabbath laws and Sabbath observance through the Old Testament, the time of Jesus and the apostles, and in Jewish culture since.” Robinson takes a “fulfillment” view, stating the “Sabbath anticipates our rest in Christ.” He “does not hold that Scripture requires Sabbath Day observance today,” but “asserts that a Sabbath “principle” should be observed nonetheless: ‘God’s principles for Sabbath rest are still applicable…'” This position “will make both sides of the discussion either happy or frustrated.” Despite its title, “relatively little attention” is given to “Christ foreshadowed in the Sabbath.” While “important theological and biblical-theological themes lack development,” the book is a “genuinely useful resource for the Bible student and for busy pastors.”