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    Six Themes in the Bible Everyone Should Know
    Six Themes in the Bible Everyone Should Know
    Six Themes in the Bible Everyone Should Know
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    Six Themes in the Bible Everyone Should Know

    By Barry A. Ensign-George and Eva Stimson

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    Ensign-George looks at six themes that begin in the early chapters of Genesis, span the pages of Scripture, and end with the glorious vision of the book of Revelation. This study is important for discussing basic biblical frameworks. Within Scripture, echoes of early themes are picked up and heard, leading to deeper appreciation of the biblical message.

    The Six Themes Everyone Should Know series introductes biblical books and their main themes. Each volume consists of six chapters that present major biblical themes; each chapter contains an introduction and three major sections:

    • What does the biblical theme mean?
    • What is the meaning of this biblical theme for the life of faith?
    • What does the biblical theme mean for the church at this point in history for action?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGeneva Press
    Release dateJan 29, 2019
    ISBN9781611649246
    Six Themes in the Bible Everyone Should Know
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    Barry A. Ensign-George

    Barry A. Ensign-George is Associate for Theology at the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in Louisville, Kentucky.

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      Book preview

      Six Themes in the Bible Everyone Should Know - Barry A. Ensign-George

      Six Themes

      Everyone Should Know

      The Bible

      Barry Ensign-George

      Geneva

      Press

      © 2019 Geneva Press

      First edition

      Published by Geneva Press

      Louisville, Kentucky

      19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28—10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

      All rights reserved. Except where permission to photocopy is expressly granted on the material, no part of these materials may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, address Geneva Press, 100 Witherspoon Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202-1396.

      Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and used by permission. In some instances, adaptations have been made to a Scripture or a confession to make the language inclusive.

      Excerpts from the Book of Order and Book of Confessions have been used throughout this resource. Both are reprinted with permission of the Office of the General Assembly.

      Cover designer: Rebecca Kueber

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Names: Ensign-George, Barry A., author.

      Title: Six themes in the Bible everyone should know / Barry Ensign-George.

      Description: First [edition]. | Louisville, KY : Geneva Press, 2019. |

      Series: Six themes everyone should know series

      Identifiers: LCCN 2018036028 (print) | LCCN 2018052647 (ebook) | ISBN

      9781611649246 (ebook) | ISBN 9781571532374 (pbk.)

      Subjects: LCSH: Bible—Theology—Textbooks.

      Classification: LCC BS543 (ebook) | LCC BS543 .E57 2019 (print) | DDC

      220.6—dc23

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018036028

      Most Geneva Press books are available at special quantity discounts when purchased in bulk by corporations, organizations, and special-interest groups. For more information, please e-mail SpecialSales@GenevaPress.com.

      Contents

      Listing of Six Themes Everyone Should Know series

      Introduction to the Six Themes Everyone Should Know series

      Introduction to The Bible

      Preface

      1. The Great Arc of Creation: From Garden to Garden City

      2. Creatures of God: Finite and Flourishing

      3. Creatures of God: Mutually Dependent

      4. Creatures of God: God Does Not Clone

      5. Sin and Redemption: God Doesn’t Go Back

      6. Sending, Gathering, Sending Again: The Heartbeat of the Mission of God

      Group Gatherings, by Eva Stimson

      Group Gathering 1

      Group Gathering 2

      Group Gathering 3

      Group Gathering 4

      Group Gathering 5

      Group Gathering 6

      Want to Know More?

      Six Themes Everyone Should Know series

      The Bible, by Barry Ensign-George

      Genesis, by W. Eugene March

      Matthew, by James E. Davison

      Luke, by John T. Carroll

      1 and 2 Timothy, by Thomas G. Long

      Introduction to the

      Six Themes Everyone Should Know series

      The Six Themes Everyone Should Know series focuses on the study of Scripture. Bible study is vital to the lives of churches. Churches need ways of studying Scripture that can fit a variety of contexts and group needs. Six Themes Everyone Should Know studies offer a central feature of church adult educational programs. Their flexibility and accessibility make it possible to have short-term studies that introduce biblical books and their main themes.

      Six Themes Everyone Should Know consists of six chapters that introduce major biblical themes. At the core of each chapter is an introduction and three major sections. These sections relate to key dimensions of Bible study. These sections ask:

      • What does this biblical theme mean?

      • What is the meaning of this biblical theme for the life of faith?

      • What does this biblical theme mean for the church at this point in history for action?

      This format presents a compact and accessible way for people in various educational settings to gain knowledge about major themes in the biblical books; to experience the impact of what Scripture means for Christian devotion to God; and to consider ways Scripture can lead to new directions for the church in action.

      Introduction to The Bible

      This first study in the Six Themes Everyone Should Know series takes a wide-angle look at the Bible rather than focusing on a specific biblical book as the other studies do. Here the great arc of God’s mission is traced From the Garden to the Garden City. Barry Ensign-George looks at six themes that begin in the early chapters of Genesis, span the pages of Scripture, and end with the glorious vision of the book of Revelation—of the new Jerusalem, the city of the redeemed of God.

      This study is important for discussing basic biblical frameworks. Within Scripture, echoes of early themes are picked up and heard, leading to deeper appreciations of the biblical message.

      The Six Themes Everyone Should Know studies introduce major themes found in biblical books. These themes will be explored in themselves, for their values in the life of faith, and what they direct us toward in terms of the church’s life and action in the world. To see these themes in relation to the backdrops offered in Six Themes in the Bible Everyone Should Know will enliven these biblical studies with wider perspectives for deeper understandings and personal appropriation.

      We are pleased to present this introduction and to welcome you to Six Themes in The Bible Everyone Should Know.

      Preface

      When we study the Bible we usually find ourselves focusing on small units of the whole: a single book, a specific chapter, or a few verses. We dive deep, seeking to understand and to learn these smaller units, looking for what they have to teach us. This is a good way to approach Scripture, and it has significant rewards.

      Less often do we consider the sweep of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. Some are inclined to claim that there is no grand sweep—only the smaller units matter. But the Bible is constructed more carefully than that. It is put together in ways that are complex, yes, but not random.

      This study invites you to consider the grand sweep. The

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