Telling God's Story A Parents' Guide to Teaching the Bible

by Enns, Peter

• ISBN13: 9781933339467
• ISBN10: 1933339462
• Edition: 00
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-02-22
• Publisher: Olive Branch Books

Summary

In this accessible and engaging book, Peter Enns(author of the controversial and best-selling Inspiration and Incarnation: Evangelicals and theProblem of the Old Testament ) provides parents andteachers with a straightforward and intelligenttwelve-year plan for teaching the Bible. Writtenfor lay readers but incorporating the best scholarlyinsights, Telling Godrs"s Story avoids sectarian agendas.Instead, Enns suggests beginning with the parables ofthe Gospels for the youngest students; continuingon with the more complex stories of the Old and NewTestaments for middle grade students; and guidinghigh school students into an understanding of thehistory and culture of biblical times.

Author Biography

Peter Enns holds a Ph.D. in Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Literature from Harvard and a master's degree from Westminster Theological Seminary, and has taught in both university and seminary classrooms for over fifteen years. He and his wife Susan live in Pennsylvania and are the parents of three children.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 7
Laws about Mildew and Dragons with Crowns	p. 9
How to Teach the Bible	p. 15
What the Bible Actually Is (and Isn't)	p. 17
Teaching the Bible as God's Story	p. 29
Traditional Approaches: Drawbacks and Misunderstandings	p. 43
A Final Word	p. 55
Reading the Story for Yourself: The Five Acts of the Bible	p. 57
Creation and Fall	p. 59
Redemption: Abraham and Moses	p. 67
David and the Problem of Kingship	p. 81
The Return from Babylon	p. 89
Jesus: Scene One and Scene Two	p. 95
Index	p. 101
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