BI-132 Biblical Theology

The Bible is a library of many books, yet it tells one story. Learn to read it that way, from the first promise in Genesis to Christ, the church and a renewed creation.

This course follows the WWES textbook Biblical Theology. It starts with the story in six acts, simple tools for reading a passage in its place, and the search for the Bible's centre. Then it follows God's promise and covenants from Abraham through Israel's kings and prophets to Jesus and Pentecost. It ends with the church as a sent people and the new heaven and new earth, and you learn to test how a single verse is used.

What you will study

• The Bible's story in six acts, and where a passage fits
• Reading a verse in the whole story, not as an island
• Four great themes and the search for the Bible's centre
• Creation, the fall and the first promise
• Abraham, Sinai, the kings and the prophets: promise and covenant
• Jesus the King: the cross, the resurrection, the kingdom now and not yet
• Pentecost and the apostles' letters: God dwelling with his people
• The church as a sent people, and the new creation at the end of the story

Course materials

• Biblical Theology, a WWES textbook
• The Bible