The God of Story: Discovering the Narrative of Scripture Through the Language of Storytelling
The God of Story: Discovering the Narrative of Scripture Through the Language of Storytelling by Daniel Schwabauer
English | February 18, 2025 | ISBN: 1540904768, 1540904636 | True EPUB | 272 pages | 5.5 MB
English | February 18, 2025 | ISBN: 1540904768, 1540904636 | True EPUB | 272 pages | 5.5 MB
Many of us have been taught to read Scripture as a collection of information that needs to be categorized, systematized, and analyzed verse by verse, concept by concept. But the Bible isn't a jigsaw puzzle, and it wasn't written in just Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. It was also written in the language of story. And as with every good story, we get to meet colorful characters, unravel mysteries, and see the world from a different point of view. It all makes more sense when understood from the perspective of storytelling.
In The God of Story, Daniel Schwabauer explores the narrative principles of theme, context, characterization, voice, and plot as a lens for understanding the cosmic story arc of God's relationship to humanity. By including creative retellings of biblical stories, he demonstrates how to engage Scripture with imagination.
For a fresh approach to reading the Bible and discovering how its stories connect to your own, start by learning to see God as the master storyteller.