Mobile Ed: BI202 Reading the Bible as a Complete Story (4 hour course)

by Chip Bennett; Warren Austin Gage; Logos Mobile Education

Publisher:

Lexham Press

, 2020

Overview

In Reading the Bible as a Complete Story Chip Bennett and Warren Gage teach that the Bible’s sixty-six book collection is ultimately the profound work of a divine author and tells one story with Jesus as the central theme. Drs. Bennett and Gage argue that such a reading of the Bible is consistent with the context of other Hellenistic literature, which leads us to understand Scripture as a beautiful, poetic comedy that ends in a divine marriage between Christ and His bride, the church. Such an Alexandrian reading of the Bible does not contradict but rather complements a traditional historical-grammatical hermeneutic, providing a more holistic reading of Scripture and opening up entirely new vistas in understanding the Bible.

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion you should be able to:

• Summarize the story line of the Bible
• Explain what an Alexandrian reading of Scripture looks like, and provide illustrations from the Bible
• Discuss major themes found in Scripture, including the themes of third day resurrection, the transition from suffering to glory, and the bride of Christ, and trace them through both the Old and New Testaments
• Explain the genre of Scripture from a Hellenistic perspective and compare it to traditional fairy tales in folk literature
• Demonstrate how to see Christ in all of Scripture

Course Outline

Introduction

• Introducing the Speaker and Course: Chip Bennett
• Introducing the Speaker and Course: Warren Gage

Unit 1: The Story of the Bible: An Introduction

• Can We Read the Bible as a Book Written by a Single Author?
• What Do the Beginning and Ending of the Bible Tell Us About Its Story?
• The Wedding Theme of Scripture
• The Center of the Story and the Central Conflict
• The Ending of the Story

Unit 2: Old Testament Introduction

• The Old Testament Contribution to the Story of the Bible
• The Pattern of the Fall of David’s Kingdom and Our Deliverer

Unit 3: New Testament Introduction

• The New Testament Contribution to the Story of the Bible
• The Hero as Israel’s Messiah and Redeemer of the World
• The Open Door to the New World
• The Resurrection and the Redemption of All Things

Unit 4: Finding Christ's Suffering and Glory in All the Scriptures

• An Alexandrian Reading of Daniel 6
• Suffering and Glory in the Bible: Introduction
• Suffering and Glory in the Bible: Joseph
• Suffering and Glory in the Bible: Moses
• Suffering and Glory in the Bible: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
• Suffering and Glory in the Bible: Mordecai
• Suffering and Glory in the Bible: Christ
• Suffering and Glory in the Bible: Believers

Unit 5: Raised the Third Day According to Scripture

• Third-Day Resurrection in the Old Testament: Genesis
• Third-Day Resurrection in the Old Testament: Moses and the Exodus
• Third-Day Resurrection in the Old Testament: David and the Kings
• Third-Day Resurrection in the Old Testament: The Prophets and Esther

Unit 6: The Comedy of Holy Scripture

• From Suffering to Glory in the Old Testament
• Metaphors of Salvation in the Old and New Testaments

Unit 7: The Bridal Themes of Scripture

• The Bride of Christ: Introduction
• An Old Testament Portrait of the Bride of Christ
• Excursus: Fairy Tales
• Portrait of the Bride of Christ: The Redemption of Mary Magdalene
• The Bride’s Redemption: The Story of the Samaritan Woman at the Well
• Rebekah’s Engagement to Isaac at the Well
• Rachel’s Engagement to Jacob at the Well
• The Samaritan Woman at the Well of Sychar
• John’s Vision of the Bridal City: Part 1
• John’s Vision of the Bridal City: Part 2

Conclusion

• Conclusion to the Course

Product Details

• Title: BI202 Reading the Bible as a Complete Story
• Instructors: Chip Bennett and Warren Gage
• Publisher: Lexham Press
• Publication Date: 2020
• Product Type: Logos Mobile Education
• Resource Type: Courseware, including transcripts, audio (forthcoming), and video resources
• Courses: 1
• Video Hours: 4

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About the Instructors

Chip Bennett is an online professor at Knox Theological Seminary, where he earned his DMin and MA. Both an academic and a pastor, Dr. Bennett serves as an adjunct professor teaching systematic theology and New Testament exegesis at Southeastern University and as a member of the Residential Faculty of the Alexandrian Forum, and he is the founding senior pastor of Grace Community Church in Sarasota, Florida. He is a member of the American Academy of Religion.

Warren A. Gage is founder and President of the Alexandrian Forum. He received his PhD and MA from the University of Dallas, his ThM from Dallas Theological Seminary, and his JD from SMU Dedman School of Law. Previously, Dr. Gage served as Professor of Old Testament and Dean of Faculty at Knox Theological Seminary. While at Knox, he founded and directed the Christianity and Classical Studies graduate program. Dr. Gage is an ordained minister in the PCA and has authored numerous books and both scholarly and popular-level articles.