God's Big Picture, by Vaughan Roberts
Roberts does a wonderful job of giving us a big picture overview of the main storyline of the Bible. Too many times we are familiar with some of the major stories of the Bible or Characters of the Bible but we don't see, or care, how they fit into the overall story of God's redemptive work. Roberts take a very complex subject and breaks it down into very understandable language and diagram's that all will find helpful.
I have several students who have asked for overview books and I have been searching for ones that would bring good clarity to the Bible and how each of the separate books pull together to form one basic story. Roberts short book has given me a basic text that I can use to help students on that journey.
Whether we want to believe it or not there is a theme that runs through the Bible. Each verse, chapter and book actually form a theme that points toward's the Kingdom of God, towards Christ's redemptive work on the cross.
This book will only take you a couple of hours to read through, it is quick, easy to understand, yet profound in the organization and logic of his thesis. His chart on page 149 that shows the structure of the Bible and how it relates to The Kingdom of God is worth the price of the book alone. It follows three premises that he expounded on in the book. Those are how 1) God's People, 2) God's place and 3) God's rule and blessing, are reflected throughout the Bible in drawing our attention to the Kingdom of God.
I'm sure you will find this book useful and helpful as you teach others about the storyline of the Bible.
Enjoy!
