In our previous episode we argued that the Bible is primarily a unified story, but how does that story actually work? Today we do our best to summarize the 6 'acts' of the Bible's story:

Act 1: World's Genesis
Act 2: Humanity's Rebellion
Act 3: Israel's Quest
Act 4: King's Advent
Act 5: Community's Calling
Act 6: God's Homecoming

This is a bulky episode covering a lot of content, so feel free to take a couple breaks and process it if you need.

'Venn Diagram' Illustration Alex mentioned in Act 5: https://bit.ly/3iNqL8O

Read more: https://instituteforbiblereading.org/drama-of-the-bible/
The Drama of Scripture by Craig Bartholomew and Michael Goheen: http://www.bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/the-drama-of-scripture-2nd-edition/231504
The New Testament and the People of God by N.T. Wright pp 139-143

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