The Drama of Scripture: Finding our Place in the Biblical Story, 2nd ed.

by Craig G. Bartholomew; Michael Goheen

Publisher:

Baker Academic

, 2014

Overview

This bestselling textbook surveys the grand narrative of the Bible, demonstrating how the biblical story forms the foundation of a Christian worldview. The second edition has been thoroughly revised.

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Key Features

• Offers scholarly insight into the narrative structure of the Bible
• Opens a new perspective on the foundation of the Christian worldview
• Presents thorough revisions to the popular first edition

Contents

• The Bible as a Grand Story
• God Establishes His Kingdom: Creation
• Rebellion in the Kingdom: Fall
• The King Chooses Israel: Redemption Initiated
• A Kingdom Story Waiting for an Ending: The Intertestamental Period
• The Coming of the King: Redemption Accomplished
• Spreading the News of the King: The Mission of the Church
• The Return of the King: Redemption Completed

Praise for the Print Edition

Much recent scholarship has emphasized the narrative quality of Scripture. This book takes that insight and brings it to life, enabling even the beginner to grasp the sense of Scripture as a single great story—a drama in which we are all invited to play a part. I am delighted to see solid scholarship made easily accessible in this splendid fashion.

—N.T. Wright, professor of New Testament and early Christianity, University of St. Andrews

A masterful job of presenting the Bible as an organic whole. All who want to enrich their understanding of the account of God's redemptive plan will benefit from reading this book.

—Tremper Longman III, Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies, Westmont College

This is a vivid introduction to reading the Bible as a coherent story of God’s purposes for the world. It will not only help the new reader but also enable the experienced reader to distinguish the central themes of Scripture from mere sidelights.

—Gordon J. Wenham, author, Story as Torah: Reading Old Testament Narrative Ethically and Psalms as Torah: Reading Biblical Song Ethically

Product Details

• Title: The Drama of Scripture
• Authors: Craig G. Bartholomew and Michael W. Goheen
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Publication Date: 2014
• Pages: 272
• Christian Group: Evangelicals
• Resource Type: Bible Studies
• Topic: Scripture

About the Authors

Craig G. Bartholomew is the H. Evan Runner Professor of Philosophy at Redeemer University College in Ancaster, Ontario, and the principal of the Paideia Centre for Public Theology. He is the author of Ecclesiastes in the Baker Commentary on the Old Testament Wisdom and Psalms series, an associate editor of Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible, and the coauthor, with Michael W. Goheen, of Living at the Crossroads. He has a PhD from the University of Bristol.

Michael W. Goheen is director of theological education and scholar-in-residence at the Missional Training Center—Phoenix. He is also Jake and Betsy Tuls Professor of Missiology at Calvin Theological Seminary, senior fellow of Newbigin House of Studies, and minister of preaching at New West Christian Reformed Church in British Columbia. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including Living at the Crossroads, A Light to the Nations, and a work on Lesslie Newbigin’s missionary ecclesiology. He has a PhD from the University of Utrecht.

Sample Pages from the Print Edition

Contents

Top Highlights

“God promises (1) to make Abraham into a great nation, (2) to bless him, (3) to make his name great, (4) to make him a blessing, (5) to bless those who bless him and curse (or judge) those who judge him, and (6) ultimately to bless all peoples on earth through him!” (Page 53)

“The temptation they face through the serpent is to assert their autonomy: to become a law unto themselves. Autonomy means choosing oneself as the source for determining what is right and wrong, rather than relying on God’s word for direction.” (Page 41)

“Thus, in Jesus’s day the Feast of Pentecost celebrated the covenant renewal of Israel and the inclusion of the nations within the covenant made between God and Abraham. Now, at this Feast of Pentecost, the Spirit comes in fulfillment of that expectation and hope.” (Page 188)

“This is the first biblical promise of the gospel: Christ is to be the woman’s offspring and will defeat Satan, though at great cost to himself, as the serpent ‘will strike his heel.” (Page 42)

“What he does reject is what these things have come to represent in his own day: separation, hatred, and a thirst for vengeance.” (Page 147)

Product Details

• Title: The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story
• Authors: Craig G. Bartholomew, Michael Goheen
• Edition: Second Edition
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Print Publication Date: 2014
• Logos Release Date: 2014
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible › History of Biblical events
• ISBNs: 9781441221346, 9780801049569, 9780281073474, 1441221344, 0801049563, 0281073473
• Resource ID: LLS:DRMSCRPTR2NDD
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T23:22:30Z