The Story Retold: Bible
Taken from Paul and the Faithfulness of God
Description
Chapter TWO LIKE BIRDS HOVERING OVERHEAD:
THE FAITHFULNESS OF THE GOD OF ISRAEL
(ii) The Continuous Story
(b) The Story Retold: Bible
The long tradition of retelling the story of Israel, not only on the large scale (as in the Pentateuch itself, the books from Joshua through to 2 Kings, and the books of Chronicles) but also on the smaller, summary scale, starts of course in the scriptures themselves. In every case it would naturally be possible to investigate further the specific purposes for which the story, in whatever form, is being told; that would be a fascinating project, but would take us far too far afield in the present work. Actually, the fact that these retellings serve a wide variety of purposes, and yet retain the same narrative shape and overall intent, is one of the strengths of my case...