Exploring the Story: A Reference Companion

by Adam T. Barr

Publisher:

Zondervan

, 2011

Overview

Exploring the Story helps you understand and grasp the significance of each chapter in the The Story, an innovative Bible that presents Scripture as a continuous narrative in chronological order. The big picture of God’s redemptive plan comes into focus as you learn about the following elements:

• Timeline: shows how the events of The Story relate to the rest of history
• Plot Points: briefly describes the key narrative themes of a passage
• Cast of Characters: introduces the people featured in the text
• Chapter Overview: summarizes the corresponding chapter in The Story
• Discussion Questions: gives ideas for individual or group reflection
• Section Commentary: presents theological issues, important archaeological discoveries, or launch points for further discussion

Small group leaders, pastors, and lay students of the Bible will gain a deeper understanding of God’s life-changing redemptive plan by reading this book alongside The Story.

Key Features

• Preface by the author
• Discussion questions
• Suggested resources for further study

Contents

Top Highlights

“In this story of deliverance, God reveals himself as the mover of empires with authority over the kings of the earth. Israel discovered that their Lord was much more than a regional, tribal deity. His power could not be matched by any other god.” (Page 29)

“The fruit of their rebellion against God is a series of curses, each of which takes a good, God-ordained source of blessing and twists it into a form of heartache—work is now toil, marriage a battle, childbirth a painful ordeal. Consider the flood as well.” (Page 13)

“God, the main character of The Story, is revealed as the absolute sovereign of creation” (Page 11)

“One of the most important threads is that God wants to live with his people. This was his desire in Eden. It was represented in the tabernacle and later the temple. In the New Testament, we learn that God, rather than inhabiting structures of stone and wood, inhabits the flesh and blood fellowship of the church. Of course, one day he really will return to live with his people in the new heavens and new earth. We will see him as he is, and we will live with him in perfect fellowship.” (Page 35)

“They may intend their actions for evil purposes, but God’s good purpose will ultimately triumph.” (Page 24)

Product Details

• Title: Exploring the Story: A Reference Companion
• Author: Adam T. Barr
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Print Publication Date: 2011
• Logos Release Date: 2012
• Pages: 176
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible › Textbooks; Bible › Chronology
• ISBNs: 9780310490593, 9780310326991, 0310490596, 0310326990
• Resource ID: LLS:EXPLSTORY
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T23:48:02Z

About Adam T. Barr

Adam T. Barr is the pastor of teaching ministries at Corinth Reformed Church and president of Borderlands, a ministry that equips church and campus ministries to disciple Next Generation leaders. He has earned degrees from Hope College, Western Theological Seminary, and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and studied at Westminster Theological Seminary. He updated, edited, and contributed to the Zondervan Illustrated Commentary: One-Volume Illustrated Edition.