Living God's Word

by Duvall, J. Scott; Hays, J. Daniel

• ISBN13: 9780310292104
• ISBN10: 0310292107
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-05-08
• Publisher: Zondervan

Summary

Christians resolved to study the Bible more fervently often struggle to grasp the progression of Scripture as a whole, instead encountering various passages each week through unrelated readings, studies, and sermons. But once they see the Bible as a Great Story, they begin to see how their own lives fit into what God has done and is doing in the world. New Testament scholar J. Scott Duvall and Old Testament expert J. Daniel Hays wrote Experiencing God's Word to help Christians consider how their lives can be integrated into the story of the Bible, thus enabling them to live faithfully in deep and important ways. They survey the entire Bible through broad themes that trace the progression of God's redemptive plan.Each section deals with a certain portion of Scripture's story and includes reading/listening preparation, explanation, summary, observations about theological significance, connections to the Great Story, and written assignments for further study. These features---combined with the authors' engaging style---make Experiencing God's Word an ideal introductory college text, Sunday school elective, or small group study.

Author Biography

J.Scottduvall (PhD, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) and J. Daniel Hays (ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary; PhD, Soutwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) serve as professors at Ouachita Baptist University, specializing in New Testament (Scott) and Old Testament (Danny). The authors of numerous books, they have also written Grasping God's Word and (together with Terry G. Carter) Preaching God's Word.

Table of Contents

Preface: Why This Book?	p. 9
Introduction	p. 13
Creation and Crisis: Who Am I and What Is Wrong?	p. 21
Covenant: God Makes a Promise and Establishes a People	p. 31
Calling Out: "I am the Lord who brought you up out of Egypt"	p. 41
Commandments: Terms for Living in the Promised Land with God in Their Midst	p. 53
Conquest and Canaanization: Good News and Bad News	p. 63
Creation of the Kingdom: Nobodies and Somebodies	p. 73
Communion and Common Sense: Worship and Other Ways to Live Wisely	p. 87
Crumbling of the Kingdom: The Prophets and the End of Israel and judah	p. 99
Captivity and Coming Home: Surviving the Exile and Returning to the Land	p. 113
Interlude: Time between the Testaments	p. 123
Christ: Jesus Enters Our World	p. 129
Christ: Jesus' Message	p. 145
Christ: Jesus' Journey to Jerusalem	p. 165
Christ: Jesus Dies on the Cross	p. 181
Christ: Jesus Is Raised from the Dead	p. 201
Church: The Coming of the Spirit	p. 215
Church: In Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria	p. 227
Church: The Mission to the Gentiles	p. 243
Church: The Gospel Spreads from Jerusalem to Rome	p. 261
Consummation: The Happy Ending to the Great Story	p. 273
Conclusion	p. 293
Scripture Index	p. 305
Subject Index	p. 313
Author Index	p. 317
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