A compact guide to the whole Bible : learning to read scripture's story /
A compact guide to the whole Bible : learning to read scripture's story /
edited by Robert W. Wall and David R. Nienhuis.
- Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, c2015.
- 176 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reading the Bible as scripture -- Reading the Bible as story -- The beginning of the story: Genesis-Deuteronomy -- The story of Israel in (and out of) the land: Joshua-Esther -- The witness of Israel's poets and sages: Job-Song of Songs -- The witness of Israel's prophets: Isaiah-Malachi -- Israel in waiting: the time between the two testaments -- The story of Jesus: the four gospels -- The story of the church: Acts and the letters -- The story's conclusion: the Revelation to John.
This compact, one-semester introduction to the Bible prepares students to begin reading the biblical text as Christian Scripture.
9780801049835 (pbk.)
2014027923
Bible--Introductions.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reading the Bible as scripture -- Reading the Bible as story -- The beginning of the story: Genesis-Deuteronomy -- The story of Israel in (and out of) the land: Joshua-Esther -- The witness of Israel's poets and sages: Job-Song of Songs -- The witness of Israel's prophets: Isaiah-Malachi -- Israel in waiting: the time between the two testaments -- The story of Jesus: the four gospels -- The story of the church: Acts and the letters -- The story's conclusion: the Revelation to John.
This compact, one-semester introduction to the Bible prepares students to begin reading the biblical text as Christian Scripture.
9780801049835 (pbk.)
2014027923
Bible--Introductions.
