God's Big Picture: Tracing the Storyline of the Bible

by Vaughan Roberts

Publisher:

IVP

, 2002

Overview

Sixty-six books written by forty people over nearly 2,000 years, in two languages and several different genres. A worldwide bestseller published in countless sizes and bindings, translations and languages. Sworn by in court, fought over by religious people, quoted in arguments.

The Bible is clearly no ordinary book.

How can you begin to read and understand it as a whole?

In this excellent overview, Vaughan Roberts gives you the big picture--showing how the different parts of the Bible fit together under the theme of the kingdom of God. He provides both the encouragement and the tools to help you read the Bible with confidence and understanding. And he points you to the Bible's supreme subject, Jesus Christ, and the salvation God offers through him.

Key Features

• Seeks to provide Christians with an overview of the whole Bible
• Attempts to demonstrate how the different parts of the Bible fit together
• Provides a Bible study outline at the end of every chapter

Contents

• The Pattern of the Kingdom
• The Perished Kingdom
• The Promised Kingdom
• The Partial Kingdom
• The Prophesied Kingdom
• The Present Kingdom
• The Proclaimed Kingdom
• The Perfected Kingdom

Praise for God's Big Picture

God's Big Picture will serve as an excellent introduction to the Bible for anyone perplexed or overwhelmed by its seeming breadth and diversity.

—Mark Traphagen, Modern Reformation, November/December 2007

Product Details

• Title: God's Big Picture: Tracing the Storyline of the Bible
• Author: Vaughan Roberts
• Publisher: IVP
• Print Publication Date: 2002
• Logos Release Date: 2021
• Pages: 168
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Bible; Bible › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible › Introductions; Bible › Theology; Kingdom of God; Theology
• ISBNs: 9780830863891, 0830863893
• Resource ID: LLS:9780830863891
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T03:18:07Z

Benefits of Logos Edition

In the Logos Reader Edition, this volume is enhanced to best fit the content. Scripture references are hand-tagged to integrate with powerful functionality in Logos Bible Software. Page milestones and internal citation tagging provide accurate points of reference. Search important words across resources to find exactly what you’re looking for. Take the discussion with you using tablet and mobile apps. With Logos Bible Software, the most efficient and comprehensive tools for reading digital content are in one place, so you get the most out of your study.

About Vaughan Roberts

Vaughan Roberts is the Rector of St Ebbe’s Church, Oxford, United Kingdom. , an evangelical Anglican church, subscribing to a traditional eleven point evangelical doctrine. In 2009, he became president of the Proclamation Trust.