For so long I read the Bible as a series of isolated stories with minimal connection to one another. All the stories were consistent in their insistence that we serve God and neighbor, but that was about it.
As I progressed through my seminary studies I began to see remarkable connectedness to the Bible. There are many ways to break down the overarching story of the Bible, but here are two:
1) Genesis 1-11 poses the question of how restoration might come.
2) Genesis 12-Revelation 22 answers that question.
Or, put more simply:
1) Genesis 1-11-the problem.
2) Genesis 12-Revelation 22-the solution.
The glue, of course, holding the whole book (and not to mention the whole universe!) together is Jesus Christ.
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I agree, it so easy to read the Bible in bits and pieces instead of a literary whole, which is why biblical theology is such a wonderful contribution to the church.
In introducing Colossians last Sunday I lingered on this a bit, discussing the narrative sub-structure of Colossians, which is informed by 6 major, overlapping stories: Creation, Fall, Israel, Jesus, Church, New Creation.
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