The Hebrew Bible does not contain a formal creed or systemization of core doctrines, but if it did, it might be Psalm 110. Martin Luther called it “the very core and quintessence of the whole Scripture,” and there is no Old Testament text more quoted or alluded to in the New Testament.
In just seven verses, we find miniature versions of Christian doctrines including the Trinity, the Incarnation, the inspiration of Scripture, the humanity and divinity of Christ, the holiness and unity of the church, and the ministry of Jesus as prophesied Priest and King. The British philosopher A. N. Whitehead famously described European philosophy as a series of footnotes to Plato. We could say something similar: New Testament theology is a series of footnotes to Psalm 110.
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