- ISBN13: 9780801027468
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
The story of the Bible and its account of God’s action in the world give meaning to our lives and provide us with the foundation for our actions. The Drama of Scripture is an introduction to the basic story line and theology of the Bible. In considering the biblical story, the authors emphasize the unity of the whole, viewing the Bible as a drama in six acts–creation, sin, Israel, Christ, church, and new creation. Two overarching themes tie the biblical sto… More >>
Drama of Scripture, The: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story
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I’m not sure what other reviewers are so ecstatic about, but this book is decent. It certainly serves as good introduction to the Bible’s own story. The authors come from a perspective whose assumptions I don’t share as they leaves more questions unanswered than they answer. Given the value of the book, I would point out that the authors do not deal with the Mosaic covenant well. It seems that may be because of the goal of the authors–they want to introduce readers to the biblical narrative without diving deeply into its theology. Nonetheless, what they do choose to address concerning the Mosaic covenant is how all of Israel’s life was supposed to reflect the character of God. Like one reviewer mentioned, these authors have a missional agenda; this is clearly reflected in what they choose to cover (and they choose not to) and how they frame things. This left me disappointed, for example, of how they address the covenants of Scripture (and election). The reader may find Michael Horton’s God of Promise an ideal way to follow this one.
Rating: 4 / 5
The Drama of Scripture, Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story, is the best book I have read that explains the narrative of “God’s Story” told in the Bible and how each section of the Bible supports this narrative. In a time when the Bible is so often read and interpreted outside of the context of the whole story, this book is an easy to read, easy to understand guide to the wonderful, life changing story of God’s plan for all creation as played out in human history. Bartholomew and Goohen put all the pieces together is such a way that the reader will be enlightened and inspired in their Christian faith and their understanding of the revelation through the Scriptures. I have added this to my “must read” list for the members of my congregation.
Rating: 5 / 5
Took two weeks to get here, but it is in good shape and worth the money!
Rating: 4 / 5
The Drama of Scripture is a solid book on biblical theology that traces the main themes of Covenant and Kingdom throughout Scripture. The six act structure made the book easy to follow and the writing was a straightforward read following the Biblical story line. If you are new to reading Biblical theology this book would be a great place to begin. It is not overly technical and provides the reader with a good understanding of the metanarrative (big picture) to help you understand the whole of Scripture. The believers place in God’s story was touched upon to some degree, but was easily seen through deduction in other sections. The last emphasis was on missions and the future hope was of great encouragement.
Rating: 5 / 5
This book rocks! I found very little in it that I could even disagree with a little… and I’m quite contrary! It is completely Scriptural and gives such a wonderful framework for looking at all of life and all of Scripture. Biblical Theology at its best!
By the way, the “fantasy” tag listed below is garbage. This book is utterly and totally TRUE!
Rating: 5 / 5