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Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration
- “In order to build a biblical-theological framework for understanding God’s mission, the church’s mission, and the church’s mission to the nations, one must first understand the unified biblical narrative, including its four major plot movements—Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration.”
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Oct 9, 2012 · Just as in a great symphony there are different movements that make up the entire masterpiece, in the Bible there are four great movements or stories that make up the whole. Creation. Fall. Cross. New Creation. Put together, these four themes can give us the big picture of the entire Bible.
“In order to build a biblical-theological framework for understanding God’s mission, the church’s mission, and the church’s mission to the nations, one must first understand the unified biblical narrative, including its four major plot movements—Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration.”
- Creation — Genesis 1.
- The Fall (Adam and Eve) — Genesis 3.
- Noah and the Flood — Genesis 6.
- The Tower of Babel — Genesis 11.
- Defining Plot
- The Story of Gideon
- The Importance of Narrative Context
- The Grand Plotline of The Bible
Jon: We’re learning how to read different types of literature in the Bible, and we’re going to start by talking about biblical narrative. Tim: So narratives, in their most basic form, have characters in a setting going through a series of events. And how those events are selected and then arranged by an author, that’s called the plot. Jon: A basic ...
Tim: Yeah. Take for example the story about Gideon. There’s this well-known scene where Gideon’s trying to discern whether God will help him win a battle, and he requests a sign from God.1 Jon: Yeah! Gideon lays a wool fleece on the ground and asks that in the morning the fleece be wet with dew but the ground totally dry. And God does it. Tim: Now,...
Tim: Yeah, so let’s start from the beginning. You’ll get the context. The story begins with Gideon and the Israelites living in fear because they’re oppressed by an invading people, the Midianites.2 Jon: Got it. Tim: Then there’s the call to action. God commissions Gideon to defeat the Midianites and save Israel.3 Jon: Yeah. This is shaping up to b...
Jon: Okay, so short scenes, like Gideon and the fleece, are combined with other scenes making up a larger plotline. And tracing the conflict and resolution through the plot helps you see the message the author is trying to get across. Tim: Now, Gideon’s story has been set alongside many other stories that are also about these flawed, often question...
Repetition: Key Word, Motif, and Theme. Robert Alter identifies repetition as a particular hallmark of biblical narrative, particularly verbatim repetitions. Others interested in the development of these texts have seen repetition as a sign that different traditions have been combined.
These seven plot points are the major movements of God’s story. Every plot movement in the Bible’s overarching story points in some way to Jesus. Since Jesus came to lead us into all-of-life discipleship, not just a one-time conversion, this storyline is essential to know.
First, we can capture it in terms of four major plot movements: creation, fall, redemption, and new creation. Second, we can describe the unfolding of God’s eternal plan from creation to the new creation through the progression of the biblical covenants.
