Robert of Bridlington "Book of Exodus", which survives in two manuscripts, a commentary on the minor prophets, surviving in three copies, a commentary on the Pauline Epistles in two extant copies, and a commentary on the visions in the "Book of Revelation", surviving in two manuscripts. The work on Revelation may have been by Robert of Cricklade. None of these works have been published yet. Robert's works that do not survive include a commentary on the "Book of Genesis", one on the "Book of Leviticus", a commentary on the "Book of Numbers", a treatise on the "Book of Deuteronomy", a commentary on the
Old Testament Elijah (as promised by the prophet Malachi, whose book now ends the Old Testament and precedes Mark's account of John the Baptist). None predicted a Messiah who suffers and dies for the sins of all the people. The story of Jesus' death therefore involved a profound shift in meaning from the tradition of the Old Testament. The name "Old Testament" reflects Christianity's understanding of itself as the fulfillment of Jeremiah's prophecy of a New Covenant (which is similar to "testament" and often conflated) to replace the existing covenant between God and Israel (Jeremiah 31:31). The emphasis, however, has shifted from