Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright information; Epigraph; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on the Text; Introduction; 1 A Method to the Madness; Prolegomena; A Very Brief History of Biblical Theologizing; 2 The God of the Burning Bush; The Character of the Biblical God; Exod. 3; Exod. 34.6-7; Deut. 4.32-40; The Shema and the Love Command: Deut. 6.4-5; The Holy One of Israel: Isa. 6.1-8; God as Shepherd: Ps. 23; The Omni-God: Ps. 139; The Day of Yahweh: The Day of Reckoning: Amos 5.2-27; The Parenthood of God: Hos. 11.1-11; An Ode on Creation: Ps. 8; Conclusions 3 The God of GolgothaGod as Father in Early Judaism; The Prayers and Personal Piety of Jesus; Jesus as the Son of Man; The Relationship of Father and Son Together; We Have Seen His Glory; Jesus the Sage: God's Wisdom; The God of Golgotha: The Father and Son Apart?; And So?; 4 The God of the Burning Heart; The "Spirit" in the OT; The Holy Spirit in the Synoptics; The Holy Spirit in Luke-Acts; The Spirit in the Fourth Gospel as Agent, Advocate, Counselor; The Spirit in Paul's Letters; The Spirit in the General Epistles and in Revelation; Conclusions 5 The Stars Align in Constellations: The Storied World of the Bible. Part OneIn the Beginning God ... ; Down in the Flood ... ; Then Came Abraham ... ; The Jacob Cycle (Gen. 25.1-33.7); Let My People Go ... A Plague on Both Your Houses; Passover and Passing Over (Exod. 12; 13.1-22); Theophany and Decalogue (Exod. 19-20); Word One; Word Two; Word Three; Word Four; Word Five; Word Six; Word Seven; Word Eight; Word Nine; Word Ten; The Story Continues in the Promised Land; Joshua; Judges; 1 Samuel: The Rise of the Prophet Samuel; The Rise of the Monarchy; David; Key Observation; Solomon The Elijah-Elisha Cycle (1 Kgs. 17-2 Kgs. 5)And Then ... ; 6 The Stars Align in Constellations: The Storied World of the Bible. Part Two; The Shift in the Symbolic Universe and Narrative Thought World; The Narrative Thought World of Jesus and the NT Writers; The Storied World of Jesus; The Storied World of Paul; The Christ Hymns Paul and Others Sang; The Stories Paul Knew and Told; The Narrative Thought World of the Author of Hebrews; The Narrative Thought World of Luke-Acts; The Narrative Thought World of the Wisdom Gospels; The Narrative Thought World of Mark The Narrative Thought World of 1 PeterThe Narrative Thought World of Revelation; And So?; 7 The Passion Play and its Sequels without Equal; Famous Last Words; Rising to the Occasion; The Fruit and Gifts of the Spirit; The Amplified Version: 1 John on the Further Impact of the Christ Event; And So?; 8 Covenanting and Theologizing after the Fall and before the Incarnation; The Framework; The Covenant with Noah: Gen. 9; The Covenant with Abraham; The Covenant with Moses; The Covenant with David; And So?; 9 Covenanting and Theologizing after the Incarnation and before Pentecost