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Sixty-six books written by forty people over nearly 2,000 years, in two languages and several different genres. A worldwide bestseller published in countless sizes and bindings, translations and languages. Sworn by in court, fought over by religious people, quoted in arguments. The Bible is clearly no ordinary book. How can you begin to read and understand it as a whole? In this excellent overview, Vaughan Roberts gives you the big picture--showing how the different parts of the Bible fit together under the theme of the kingdom of God. He provides both the encouragement and the tools to help you read the Bible with confidence and understanding. And he points you to the Bible's supreme subject, Jesus Christ, and the salvation God offers through him.

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160 pages
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English
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IVP Books
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October 15, 2003
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5.28 x 0.51 x 8.32 inches
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0830853642
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978-0830853649
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"God's Big Picture will serve as an excellent introduction to the Bible for anyone perplexed or overwhelmed by its seeming breadth and diversity." (Mark Traphagen, Modern Reformation, November/December 2007)

About the Author

Vaughan Roberts is rector of St. Ebbe's Church in Oxford, England, and author of God's Big Picture and Life's Big Questions. He is also a popular speaker at Spring Harvest and a founding member of "9:38" which encourages people to consider full-time gospel ministry.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ IVP Books; Ivp/UK ed. edition (October 15, 2003)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0830853642
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0830853649
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.28 x 0.51 x 8.32 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #11,086 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #9 in Christian Historical Theology (Books)
- #30 in Christian Commentaries (Books)
- #62 in Christian Bible Study Guides (Books)

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TrapLA

I do recommend this book

Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2016

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I do recommend this book! It put the whole Bible in perspective and opens how the Scriptures all point to Christ and eventually to the consummation of all God's promises in the Kingdom of Heaven. What truly help me get a deeper understanding was my pastor used this book for a compliment to the latest sermon series which included daily Scripture readings corresponding with the week's chapter and sermon. We also formed small Bible study groups where we read and discussed the Bible chapters, the chapter in the book and the sermons every week. Really saw folks eagerly reading their bibles, growing in their knowledge of the Word of God and experiencing God presence as we pursued him.

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Ixthyz

God’s Big Picture is well worth the read

Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2020

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This easy to read book gives a sound foundation in Biblical Theology. Roberts skilfully explains why the meta-narrative of God sovereignly acting in the affairs of men to accomplish his purposes is intrinsically important for the Church of Jesus Christ. From Genesis to Revelation we see the purposes of God unfolded for the people of God to the glory of God.

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Mike Parks

The BIG picture

Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2011

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Vaughan Roberts wrote a superb introductory book helping people understand the storyline of the Bible. Roberts traces the main theme of the kingdom of God throughout his writings, beginning with Genesis and ended in Revelation. He begins his book by explaining that a majority of his writing relied heavily on the Gospel and Kingdom by Graeme Goldsworthy (10). His introduction covers several elementary areas such as the books of the Bible, order, and how the Old Testament relates to the New Testament (12-20). Relating the New Testament to the Old Testament, Roberts argues for a Christocentric hermeneutic (16-20).

Roberts defines the kingdom of God as "God's people in God's place under God's rule and blessing" (21). Roberts's definition of the kingdom of God is significantly important for the entire book. Throughout the book, he chronologically traces the kingdom of God following this definition. Each chapter provides the reader with a chart helping them understand where God's people, place and rule were within particular areas of history. In addition to this chart, there was another chart, which showed the progression from creation, fall, history of Israel, Christ and the new creation (157). The final chart presented the line of Israel beginning with Abraham progressing to the Northern and Southern split, the Southern exile and release, Jesus and the last days (158).

The book is divided in eight chapters focusing on the pattern, perished, promised, partial, prophesied, present, proclaimed and the perfect kingdom. The main chart illustrating the kingdom of God is included at the end of each chapter to help the reader understand the progressive unfolding of redemptive history. The books main agenda is to introduce the reader to the storyline of the Bible. The writing is not scholarly, but it will equip the reader with the proper tools to help them understand where they are when they pick up their Bible.

Roberts's book may remain one my favorite entry-level books to teach others Biblical Theology. Teaching others the storyline of the Bible by utilizing Roberts charts has proven significantly practical for learners. Roberts understanding of the Kingdom as God's people in God's place under God's rule will help you identify where you are within any book in the Bible. Buy it, read it and enjoy!

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Nathan R.

Great at explaining the timeline, not great at the literal interpretation of scriprures.

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2021

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Very easy read regarding origin/timeline of the Bible. Many theological views included as well: does not hold to literal interpretation of scriptures, or literal 6 days of creation as well as reinforcing replacement theology. If this is important to you, you may want to avoid.

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hellocow

Helpful for all christians, especially new believers to understand the overview of the bible.

Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2015

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Great for new believers and old believers alike. Clear and concise overview of the bible to get the "big picture". As a new believer with little to no background in the bible, reading the bible can be overwhelming. This book helps to give a general understanding of the story of the bible as a whole, which in turn helps readers. I would definitely recommend this and wouldn't hesitate to hand it out to every new believer.

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Diane Estrella

Opened my eyes

Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2021

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This book definitely accomplished what it set out to do...

See Jesus in ALL Scripture
Teach Jesus in ALL Scripture
Love Jesus even more.

It was easy for me to read the Bible in bits and pieces and not see the whole Bible as one big story. Very helpful and useful.

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Bill

A Must-Read for Everyone!

Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2021

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If you struggle to know how to make sense of the Bible's overarching storyline, I can think of no book better than this one to give you a quick orientation. I have been a pastor for decades, and I still learned a LOT of new things that broadened my horizons! Buy it! You won't regret it!!!

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Jean Valjean

Very helpful, pretty easy

Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2012

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I've grown up reading the Bible and going to church, and I have good foundations in systematic theology. So I'm better grounded than the average North-American Christian. But this book was surprisingly useful in getting the big picture storyline of the Bible. No, really, it surprised me, even though this goal is in the subtitle. The charts and graphs are especially valuable. This book will have a significant influence on our junior high curriculum this summer.

Highly recommended, especially since it's so helpful and easy to read. It's a good starter in biblical theology (to use the technical term).

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L. Davidson

The Kingdom of God

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 27, 2008

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"God's Big Picture" traces the storyline of the Bible and reveals how all of it's different parts fit together into one unifying whole. The book takes the reader from the Creation in Genesis to the New Heaven and New Earth in Revelation and demonstrates how all the bits in between are all discrete yet coherent parts of God's overall plan to undo the effects of the Fall and to destroy evil forever.I think that this book will be of assistance to any reader who is studying the Bible and may be struggling to make sense of some or all of it; "God's Big Picture" will undoubtedly help to make things clearer.The book is easy to read and is concise , however it does cover similar ground to and share common themes with one of the author's other books ,"Turning Points".

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M. Charlwood

Outstanding.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 23, 2013

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A fantastic book. You'll read it over and over. Easy to understand in terms of writing style and structure, but tackles big concepts and issues. Ties the whole Bible together under the theme of 'The Kingdom of God'. Will help anyone at whatever stage of faith (or not) understand the Bible better and see God's big picture for human history. Chapters are short and easy to digest with helpful subheadings. Study questions after are great for thinking through in a devotional, or as a study group. I couldn't recommend this book highly enough.

7 people found this helpful

Joan Smith

Good enough

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 1, 2019

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Christi1

Amazing book! Would recommend to any Christian.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 2, 2014

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I read this book after being recommended it by my youth leader. I was looking for a book that helped give me an overview of the Bible. This is exactly what it said on the tin. It runs through the Bible in a chronological order from Creation and the Fall all the way through to Revelation. It has helpful diagrams that help explain where each prophet came in and the relationship between Israel and Judah. Since that time, I have bought multiple copies of this book for my friends on occasions such as their baptism. They have found the book just as helpful as me. Therefore I recommend to anyone and everyone!

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Lawrence Gilmour

easy to understand

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 9, 2018

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Excellent book, very educational.

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