Reading God's Story: A Chronological Daily Bible
Overview
Stories are basic to life. Everybody loves a good story. We have been reading, listening to, or watching stories all of our lives, so we intuitively know a lot about how they work. Yet, more and more, Christians are unfamiliar with the stories of the Bible and how the grand narrative of God's Word fits together. Indeed, God gave us the stories of the Bible to reveal great truth about Himself and about our lives, and He wants to draw us into the ongoing story of what He is doing in the world. By focusing on the narrative framework of Scripture we can better understand what the Bible teaches and live out its instruction more effectively.
Reading God's Story takes that clear narrative approach to the Bible, arranging the complete text into a fresh chronological reading plan developed for the Read the Bible for Life biblical literacy initiative. In this plan the books, chapters, and verses of the Bible are thoughtfully arranged so readers can track the story of Scripture, day by day, from beginning to end, understanding the flow of events and how all the different parts fit together to make sense.
Reading God's Story features two-color interior page layout and is organized into 52 weeks of readings (six readings per week). It presents Scripture in three main acts (God's Plan for All People; God's Covenant People; God's New Covenant People) and seventeen total scenes, providing an introduction for each act and scene to orient the reader to its importance in the grand story. Unlike other chronological Bibles, this arrangement is not date specific (e.g. "January 1"), so a person can begin using this edition at any point in the calendar year.
Top Highlights
“He will remain the central character throughout the whole Bible; after all it is His story.” (source)
“‘This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all future generations: 13I have placed My bow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.” (source)
“Noah lived 350 years after the flood. 29So Noah’s life lasted 950 years; then he died.” (source)
“they become the means by which God provides our ancestors with a fresh start.” (source)
“Enoch walked with God; then he was not there because God took him.” (source)
- Title: Reading God’s Story: A Chronological Daily Bible
- Author: George Guthrie
- Publisher: Holman
- Print Publication Date: 2011
- Logos Release Date: 2020
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible › Devotional use; Bible › Reading; Bible › Study and teaching
- ISBNs: 9781087794723, 9781433601118, 1433601117, 1087794722
- Resource ID: LLS:WS_03C593A24D7549C08B30D0FB835B919D
- Resource Type: text.monograph.devotional
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-10-09T17:51:28Z
Dr. George Guthrie serves as the Benjamin W. Perry Professor of Bible at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. A specialist in New Testament and Koine Greek, he’s authored numerous articles and has written 11 books, including the NIV Application Commentary: Hebrews.
Dr. Guthrie has participated in translation projects, such as the revision of The New Living Translation, and has served as a consultant on the Holman Christian Standard Bible, the New Century Version, and the English Standard Version. He also served for five years as a cochair of the “Biblical Greek Language and Linguistics” section of SBL, has served on the executive committee of the Institute for Biblical Research, and has served on the editorial board for Sheffield’s JSNTS monograph series. At Union University, he has led in the establishment of, and serves as senior fellow in, the Ryan Center for Biblical Studies, which is committed to promoting sound Bible reading, study, and interpretation at the grassroots level of the church. Dr. Guthrie holds both PhD and MDiv degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a ThM from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.
