The Bible as a Story (ch. 5)

Which worldview is characterized by placing its faith in human ability and progress to improve the world?

What are historical narratives?

Worldview sees all history as class warfare & aims for future utopian, atheistic state where everything held in common

Theistic worldview centered on life of prophet Muhammad & derives understanding of the world from Quran, Hadith, and Sun

Paul saw his own story in light of God’s big story/ metanarrative.

"When the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son"

Why are metanarratives helpful?

Worldview sees human as image-bearers of God, broken, & history as one grand story of God’s plan to redeem his creation

Which is not true of postmodernism?

Which is not one of the acts in the biblical metanarrative

Stories are important because stories can __

What is a narrative?

The wisdom literature, poetry, prophecies, and letters in the Bible were written within the larger historical narrative

Marxism sees all of history as class warfare and aims for a future utopian, atheistic state

Which of the three characteristics of the Bible means orderly, logical, and consistent throughout?

Which is not one of the elements of a well-written story.

About two-thirds of the Bible is written as historical narrative.

Islam is a ___ worldview centered on the life of the prophet Mohammad

What do postmodernists say about metanarratives?

Though Bible was written over 1,500 years by multiple authors, it is consistent throughout. This points to human effort

A worldview is a pattern of ideas and beliefs that . . .

The first act of the biblical metanarrative represented in Genesis 1–2.

A worldview that teaches that everything is god& that peace & harmony come from getting in touch w/ divine consciousness

United States history is an example of a metaphor

A theistic worldview centered around the message of the Bible and the person of Jesus Christ

When we say the Bible is comprehensive, we mean it is complete and contains everything that is necessary and relevant

Which of the three characteristics of the Bible points toward divine inspiration?

Which does a metanarratives not answer?

Worldview that tends to be skeptical of all truth claims & rejects idea that metanarratives can provide meaning to life.

A worldview needs ....

An atheistic/agnostic worldview that puts its faith in human ability and progress to make the world a better place

God, as the Creator of the world, is committed to redeeming his creation

What does the biblical metanarrative help us understand about God, humans, the Bible, the world, &/or nature of reality?

Because we are ____of God, we are made for eternal relationship with our Creator.

We know the end of the story, when God makes “all things new”

Act 4 in the biblical metanarrative, __, is represented by the life and death of Jesus.

Which of the three characteristics of the Bible means complete and including everything necessary and relevant?

The human authors of Bible did not know the details of the whole story but were still working within a larger worldview

What isn't one of the three characteristics of the Bible?

Which of the three characteristics of the Bible means setting norms or standards, especially of behavior?