Providence in the Story of Scripture: The Work of God through Creation, Fall, Redemption, and New Creation

by Adam Co

Publisher:

Baker Academic

, 2024

Overview

This book offers a clear and memorable way of understanding and living out God’s providence in our lives by setting providence and human existence within the metanarrative of the Bible.

The doctrine of providence is often too abstract, complex, or detached from real-life situations for introductory students. Drawing on years of experience in the classroom and the church, Adam Co offers an introductory guide that uses the creation motif of the Bible to highlight the importance of providence for the Christian life.

Co begins with a brief introduction to providence to give students the “state of the question.” He then explores the classical theme of the seventh and eighth days of creation as a helpful way to understand providence. He sets providence and human existence within the metanarrative of the Bible while explicating the doctrine in an overview fashion. Co demonstrates how the seventh and eighth days of creation bring clarity to traditional issues raised in systematic theology, such as preservation, governance, and concurrence; the problem of evil; and divine sovereignty and human free will.

This book challenges readers to live out a life of partnership with God in his providence and shows how the blessed hope of the Christian faith is God’s life-transforming providence for today.

Key Features

• Challenges readers to live out a life of partnership with God in his providence
• Sets providence and human existence within the metanarrative of the Bible
• Draws on years of experience in the classroom and the church

Product Details

• Title: Providence in the Story of Scripture: The Work of God through Creation, Fall, Redemption, and New Creation
• Author: Adam Co
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Print Publication Date: 2024
• Pages: 208
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Resource ID: LLS:PRVDNCSTRYNCRTN
• Resource Type: Systematic Theology
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-06-08T19:33:04Z

About Adam Co

Adam Co (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is professor of theology at California Baptist University in Riverside, California. Prior to academia, he practiced law for several years as an attorney. He has also served as a pastor in the Chicago area and Southern California, including as English congregation pastor at Mandarin Baptist Church of Los Angeles.