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What is biblical theology? : a guide to the Bible's story, symbolism, and patterns / James M. Hamilton Jr.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Wheaton, Illinois : Crossway, 2014Description: 127 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781433537714 (tp)
  • 1433537710 (tp)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: What is biblical theology?DDC classification:
  • 230/.041 23
LOC classification:
  • BS543 .H3355 2014
Contents:
A better world breaks through -- What is biblical theology? -- Part 1 : The Bible's big story. The narrative -- Plot conflict, episodes, and theme -- The mystery -- Part 2 : The Bible's symbolic universe. What do symbols do? -- Imagery -- Typology -- Patterns -- Part 3 : The Bible's love story. A song for the lady in waiting : the bride of Christ and biblical theology -- The church's identity in the story -- The church's setting in the story -- The church's plot tension and its resolution.
Summary: How do you read the Bible? The Bible recounts a single story -- one that began at creation, encompasses our lives today, and will continue till Christ's return and beyond. In What Is Biblical Theology?, Jim Hamilton introduces us to this narrative, helping us understand the worldview of the biblical writers so that we can read the Old and New Testaments as those authors intended. Tracing the key patterns, symbols, and themes that bind the Bible together, this book will help you understand Scripture's unified message and find your place in the great story of redemption. - Publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

A better world breaks through -- What is biblical theology? -- Part 1 : The Bible's big story. The narrative -- Plot conflict, episodes, and theme -- The mystery -- Part 2 : The Bible's symbolic universe. What do symbols do? -- Imagery -- Typology -- Patterns -- Part 3 : The Bible's love story. A song for the lady in waiting : the bride of Christ and biblical theology -- The church's identity in the story -- The church's setting in the story -- The church's plot tension and its resolution.

How do you read the Bible? The Bible recounts a single story -- one that began at creation, encompasses our lives today, and will continue till Christ's return and beyond. In What Is Biblical Theology?, Jim Hamilton introduces us to this narrative, helping us understand the worldview of the biblical writers so that we can read the Old and New Testaments as those authors intended. Tracing the key patterns, symbols, and themes that bind the Bible together, this book will help you understand Scripture's unified message and find your place in the great story of redemption. - Publisher.

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