What's in the Bible? A Tour of Scripture from the Dust of Creation to the Glory of Revelation

by R. C. Sproul; Robert Wolgemuth

Publisher:

Thomas Nelson

, 2011

Overview

God’s work of redeeming his people is the most monumental story ever recorded—filled with intrigue, drama, and real-life accounts of God at work in the universe. Respected theologian R.C. Sproul and best-selling author Robert Wolgemuth have collaborated to highlight the essence of God’s voice, activity, and purpose throughout the Bible in an understandable and readable introduction. Written from the perspective of a theologian and a layman, What’s in the Bible is a road map that will help anyone better comprehend the whole of Scripture.

Key Features

• Highlights the essence of God’s voice, activity, and purpose throughout the Bible
• Includes a readable introduction to the Bible and a topical index
• Provides a road map for comprehend Scripture as a whole

Contents

Top Highlights

“You cannot understand the New Testament without a grasp of the book of Exodus. The story of the New Testament is the record of the new ‘Moses,’ Jesus Christ, leading God’s people out of their bondage to sin and into the Promised Land of forgiveness and grace. To understand what Jesus was doing in the New Testament requires an understanding of what Moses did in the Old. Augustine said, ‘The Old Testament is the New concealed, and the New Testament is the Old revealed.’” (Page 28)

“What is often forgotten in this celebration by Jews and Christians alike is that the Hebrews were saved, not from a pagan and capricious pharaoh, but from the wrath of a Holy God—saved by God from God. This is a critical thing to understand; one that will grow more important as the Scripture unfolds.” (Page 34)

“The Bible does not simply say, ‘In the beginning …,’ but God’s Word makes it clear that in the beginning, God was. He was not the result of His own conception, He was clearly separate and apart from it. God is eternal. He has no beginning and no end. He was not created; He was the Creator.” (Page 3)

“What the blood of the Passover lambs did for a moment, Christ’s blood does for all eternity.” (Page 34)

“The reason why a loving earthly father disciplines his children is because, as painful as the punishment may be, nothing is more painful than the consequence of the infraction. Sin always produces more pain than the suffering God allows, so He was not slow in causing Israel to suffer. It was well worth their pain if it would lead them back to righteousness.” (Page 72)

Product Details

• Title: What’s in the Bible: A Tour of Scripture from the Dust of Creation to the Glory of Revelation
• Authors: R. C. Sproul, Robert Wolgemuth
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Print Publication Date: 2011
• Logos Release Date: 2018
• Pages: 432
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible › Introductions
• ISBNs: 9780718040369, 9780849916120, 9781418545987, 9781418584559, 0718040368, 0849916127, 1418545988, 141858455X
• Resource ID: LLS:WHATSINTHEBIBLE
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T03:44:49Z

About the Authors

R.C. Sproul (1939-2017) was a respected teacher, theologian, and pastor. He is the founder and chairman of Ligonier Ministries where he serves as executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.

Sproul held degrees from Westminster College, Pittsburgh-Xenia Theological Seminary, Free University of Amsterdam, and Whitefield Theological Seminary. Over his career, he taught at several colleges and seminaries including Reformed Theological Seminary and Knox Theological Seminary, and served as senior minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, in Sanford, Florida. Sproul’s teaching can be heard regularly on the “Renewing Your Mind” radio broadcast which plays in over 40 countries.

Sproul wrote over 70 books and numerous articles including the classic The Holiness of God, exegetical works in the R.C. Sproul Exposition Collection, and several theological articles in Tabletalk magazine.

Robert Wolgemuth is an author and former chairman of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. He is the author of the best-selling books She Calls Me Daddy and The Most Important Place on Earth.