The purpose of “Understanding the Big
Picture of the Bible” is to take a comprehensive view of the Bible
both Old and New Testaments to show how God's plan is made manifest
through the relationship of the two sections. The book focuses on the
promises and predictions in the Old Testament that lead to the
appearance of Christ.
The book has thirteen chapters, each
dealing with an aspect of the over all thesis. Part One covers the
books of the Old Testament, presents the theology and gives a brief
description of what is covered in each grouping of books: Pentateuch,
historical books, poetic and wisdom literature, and prophetic books.
Part Two contains several essays on the history leading up to the New
Testament. The New Testament section contains articles on the Gospels
and Acts, the Epistles and Revelation. In addition to the articles
there is a series of table at the end of the book giving the time
line of events. These make an excellent reference for remember when
things happened.
The book is very readable and contains
a great deal of information. I thoroughly enjoyed the historical
chapters because they gave a picture of what was happening in the
world at the time leading up to the appearance of Christ. I highly
recommend the book to anyone wanting a way to put the total Bible in
context.
I reviewed this book for Crossway.
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