Slides for my talk on the first part of Bartholomew and Goheen'd book The Drama of Scripture.

2. Part 1: Introduction
& Creation

3. Part 1: Introduction
& Creation
The King and Kingdom

9. Abraham

10. Abraham
OT prophets

11. Abraham
OT prophets
Death of
Christ

12. Abraham
OT prophets
Death of
Christ
Pentecost

13. Abraham Moses
OT prophets
Death of
Christ
Pentecost

14. Abraham Moses
OT prophets Isaac
Death of
Christ
Pentecost

15. Abraham Moses
OT prophets Isaac
Death of King Saul
Christ
Pentecost

16. Abraham Moses
OT prophets Isaac
Death of King Saul
Christ
Judah’s
Pentecost exile

20. Moses

21. Moses
Adam

22. Moses David
Adam

23. Moses David
Adam Solomon

24. Abraham
Moses David
Adam Solomon

25. Abraham
Moses David
Adam Solomon
Adam

26. Abraham
Moses David
Adam Solomon
Adam Abraham

27. Abraham
Moses David
Adam Solomon
Adam Abraham Moses

28. Abraham
Moses David
Adam Solomon
Adam Abraham Moses David

29. Abraham
Moses David
Adam Solomon
Adam Abraham Moses David Solomon

30. Living at the Crossroads

31. Living at the Crossroads
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32. Living at the Crossroads
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33. Living at the Crossroads
We all
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34. This is not a minor matter of
misinterpretation...

35. This is not a minor matter of
misinterpretation...
...but a serious matter of
which story is shaping our lives!

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40. Patriarchs
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41. Patriarchs
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42. Patriarchs
Monarchy
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43. Patriarchs
Monarchy
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44. Northern Kingdom
Patriarchs
Monarchy
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45. Northern Kingdom
Israel
Patriarchs
Monarchy
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46. Northern Kingdom
Israel
Patriarchs
Monarchy
4
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Southern Kingdom

47. Northern Kingdom
Israel
Patriarchs
Monarchy
Judah 4
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Southern Kingdom

48. Assyrians
Northern Kingdom
Israel
Patriarchs
Monarchy
Judah 4
70 0
0
Southern Kingdom

49. Assyrians
Northern Kingdom
Israel
Babylonians
Patriarchs
Monarchy
Judah 4
70 0
0
Southern Kingdom

50. Assyrians
Northern Kingdom
Israel
Babylonians
Patriarchs
Persians
Monarchy
Judah 4
70 0
0
Southern Kingdom

51. Assyrians
Northern Kingdom
Israel
Babylonians
Patriarchs
Persians
Monarchy Greeks
Judah 4
70 0
0
Southern Kingdom

52. Assyrians
Northern Kingdom
Israel
Babylonians
Patriarchs
Persians
Monarchy Greeks
Romans
Judah 4
70 0
0
Southern Kingdom

53. Assyrians
Northern Kingdom
Israel
Babylonians
Patriarchs
Persians
Monarchy Greeks
Romans
Judah NT
4
70 0
0
Southern Kingdom

54. Assyrians
Northern Kingdom
Israel
Babylonians
Patriarchs
Persians
Monarchy Greeks
Romans
Judah NT
4
70 0
0
Southern Kingdom

55. Assyrians
Northern Kingdom
Israel
Babylonians
Patriarchs
Persians
Monarchy Greeks
Romans
Judah NT
4
70 0
0
Southern Kingdom

57. Act One: God Creates His Kingdom

58. Act One: God Creates His Kingdom
Act Two: Rebellion in God’s Kingdom

59. Act One: God Creates His Kingdom
Act Two: Rebellion in God’s Kingdom
Act Three: Promise of Restoration of Kingdom:
Israel’s Mission

60. Act One: God Creates His Kingdom
Act Two: Rebellion in God’s Kingdom
Act Three: Promise of Restoration of Kingdom:
Israel’s Mission
Act Four: Kingdom Restored: Jesus’ Mission

61. Act One: God Creates His Kingdom
Act Two: Rebellion in God’s Kingdom
Act Three: Promise of Restoration of Kingdom:
Israel’s Mission
Act Four: Kingdom Restored: Jesus’ Mission
Act Five: Kingdom Tasted and Displayed:
Church’s Mission
–Scene 1: Church Begins Its Mission to the Nations
–Scene 2: Our Place in the Story: Church Continues

62. Act One: God Creates His Kingdom
Act Two: Rebellion in God’s Kingdom
Act Three: Promise of Restoration of Kingdom:
Israel’s Mission
Act Four: Kingdom Restored: Jesus’ Mission
Act Five: Kingdom Tasted and Displayed:
Church’s Mission
–Scene 1: Church Begins Its Mission to the Nations
–Scene 2: Our Place in the Story: Church Continues
Act Six: Consummation of God’s Kingdom

64. …Let’s start at the very
beginning -
a very good place
to start ….

66. Ancient Near
Genesis
East
God is pre-existent
Origin of the gods
gods plural There is one God
Organisation of pre- God creates from
existent matter nothing
Humans are an Humans given a royal
afterthought role

67. Ancient Near
Genesis
East
God is pre-existent
Origin of the gods
gods plural There is one God
Organisation of pre- God creates from
existent matter nothing
Humans are an Humans given a royal
afterthought role

69. How many stars in the universe?
10 000 000 000
in the Milky Way
10 000 000 000
other galaxies in the Universe
So about
100 000 000 000 000 000 000

71. Psalm 147
4 He determines the number of the
stars and calls them each by name.
.

72. Gen 1: 16
God made two great lights—
the greater light to govern the day and
the lesser light to govern the night.
He also made the stars.

73. In the beginning God…
In the Beginning
by David Goodrich

74. Genesis One’s Teaching: God

75. Genesis One’s Teaching: God
Eternal

76. Genesis One’s Teaching: God
Eternal
Uncreated

77. Genesis One’s Teaching: God
Eternal
Uncreated
One

78. Genesis One’s Teaching: God
Eternal
Uncreated
One
Distinct from creation

79. Genesis One’s Teaching: God
Eternal
Uncreated
One
Distinct from creation
Sovereign King over creation

80. Genesis One’s Teaching: God
Eternal
Uncreated
One
Distinct from creation
Sovereign King over creation
Powerful

81. Genesis One’s Teaching: God
Eternal
Uncreated
One
Distinct from creation
Sovereign King over creation
Powerful
Personal

82. Genesis One’s Teaching: World

83. Genesis One’s Teaching: World
The world is a creation

84. Genesis One’s Teaching: World
The world is a creation
Heavens and the earth

85. Genesis One’s Teaching: World
The world is a creation
Heavens and the earth
It is good

86. Genesis One’s Teaching: World
The world is a creation
Heavens and the earth
It is good
Ordered by God’s word

87. Genesis One’s Teaching: World
The world is a creation
Heavens and the earth
It is good
Ordered by God’s word
Kingdom

88. Genesis One’s Teaching: World
The world is a creation
Heavens and the earth
It is good
Ordered by God’s word
Kingdom
It has value

89. Genesis One’s Teaching: World
The world is a creation
Heavens and the earth
It is good
Ordered by God’s word
Kingdom
It has value
It is not a product of chance

91. Genesis One’s Teaching: Humanity

92. Genesis One’s Teaching: Humanity
The image bearers of God

94. Where are we?

95. We are here

96. Where are we?

97. Where are we?
We are in a purposeful, lawful creation.

98. Where are we?
We are in a purposeful, lawful creation.
Who are we?

99. Where are we?
We are in a purposeful, lawful creation.
Who are we?
We are the image bearers of God.

100. Where are we?
We are in a purposeful, lawful creation.
Who are we?
We are the image bearers of God.
To play our part in God’s developing story.

101. Where are we?
We are in a purposeful, lawful creation.
Who are we?
We are the image bearers of God.
To play our part in God’s developing story.
Why are we here?

102. Where are we?
We are in a purposeful, lawful creation.
Who are we?
We are the image bearers of God.
To play our part in God’s developing story.
Why are we here?
To subdue and rule the creation as stewards of God.

103. Where are we?
We are in a purposeful, lawful creation.
Who are we?
We are the image bearers of God.
To play our part in God’s developing story.
Why are we here?
To subdue and rule the creation as stewards of God.
To develop and unfold God’s good creation