TY - BOOK AU - Wall,Robert W AU - Nienhuis,David R. TI - A compact guide to the whole Bible: learning to read scripture's story SN - 9780801049835 (pbk.) AV - BS475.3 .C655 2015 PY - 2015///] CY - Grand Rapids, Michigan PB - Baker Academic KW - Bible KW - Introductions KW - Church KW - Israel KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Reading the Bible as scripture -- Reading the Bible as story -- The beginning of the story: Genesis-Deuteronomy -- The story of Israel in (and out of) the land: Joshua-Esther -- The witness of Israel's poets and sages: Job-Song of Songs -- The witness of Israel's prophets: Isaiah-Malachi -- Israel in waiting: the time between the two testaments -- The story of Jesus: the four gospels -- The story of the church: Acts and the letters -- The story's conclusion: the Revelation to John -- Epilogue ER -