A story is the recounting of events that happened to real or imagined characters. The events unfold or evolve. In the story of God as represented in the Judeo-Christian Bible, God is the main character. The events that unfold in this story of God tell of God’s interactions with the Earth and with all its inhabitants, especially humans. This is the story of God with which I begin, the story of the evolution of God, how God changed over time. This is the story of God and how God changed.
At least two ways exist of understanding a story. One is the linear depiction of events. Here is how the story develops. Here is the beginning, the middle and the end. The other is a description of the patterns lying underneath the events. What do these recurrent themes of patterns tell us? My focus will primarily be upon the latter.
I will look at the patterns that occur in God’s relationship with humans -- with Adam and Eve, with Noah, with Moses, with Job. After that, I will look at God’s relationship with Jesus.
At least two ways exist of understanding a story. One is the linear depiction of events. Here is how the story develops. Here is the beginning, the middle and the end. The other is a description of the patterns lying underneath the events. What do these recurrent themes of patterns tell us? My focus will primarily be upon the latter.
I will look at the patterns that occur in God’s relationship with humans -- with Adam and Eve, with Noah, with Moses, with Job. After that, I will look at God’s relationship with Jesus.
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