DRAMA OF SCRIPTURE
This class will be an examination of the Christian story taken as drama. We will move through the Bible showing how God has dealt with mankind since the beginning and through the church today. What we will see is a coherent narrative of God’s ongoing work. After God created the world and humans rebelled, God set out to restore what he had made. In some ways this will be a survey of the Bible but placed in the context of a drama. By looking at this drama we can see how God has had his hand in history and how we fit into his plan. It is a beautiful story filled with God’s love and caring, pointing to a bright future.
Links to videos are below along with references to a companion file with reviews associated with the lessons.
Video time in minutes |
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Review ID | Link | Topic | The Drama of Scripture | Bible References | |
| 1 | link | 7 | Study Review | Prolog | |
| 2 | link | 10 ½ | God establishes his kingdom | Act 1 (pp.25-38) | Gen 1,2 |
| 3 | link | 12 | Rebellion in the kingdom | Act 2 (pp. 39-44) | Gen 3 |
4-1 4-2 4-3 | link1 link2 | 14 ½ 14 ½ 9 ¼ | The king chooses | Act 3 (pp. 45-118) | Gen 4-47, Exod., Lev, Num. Deut.Josh, Judges 1,2 Samuel 1,2 Kings, Ezra, Neh. (Jer., Ezek, Hag) |
| 5 | link | 11 | Interim period | Interlude (pp. 119 – 134) | |
| 6-1A 6-1B 6-2C 6-2D | link1 link2 | 10 8 9 14 | The coming of the king | Act 4 (pp. 135-184) | Mark, Luke |
7A 7B 7C | link1 link2 | 9 ½ 10 8 | Spreading the news of the king | Act 5 (pp. 185-226) | Acts |
| 8 | link | 9 | The return of the king | Act 6 (pp. 227-234) | Revelation |
Texts
Holy Bible, ESV and NIV, NKJV, Today’s English Version
Bartholomew, C., Goheen, M. (2014). The Drama of Scripture, second edition, Baker publishing
Lesson narrator and coach: Tom Browdy – tbrow@wustl.edu
Weeikly Review Worksheets: All_Reviews.pdf