Is the Bible More Like a Rule Book or a Compass? Roberts, Life for Leaders, a Devotional Resource of the DePree Leadership Center at Fuller Theological Seminary But, at its core, the Bible is a story, a story of God, the story of God. It provides the sure foundation for right theology. The Bible can be useful for philosophy, psychology, and a wide array of other disciplines. The Bible also narrates the affairs of the nations, especially Israel. To be sure, the Bible tells a human story as well, with people playing an essential role from the first chapter of Genesis to the last chapter of Revelation. Indeed, God is also the author of the biblical story. God is the one who orchestrates the events.

God is the one who ties together all the pieces of the story. God.” …today, I want to underline the centrality of God in the biblical story. The leading figure appears in the very first verse: “In the beginning. The Bible takes a Dickensian approach to its protagonist. As it turns out, he plays a pivotal but relatively small role in the story of Les Misérables, in which Valjean is the main character. If you were not familiar with Hugo’s classic story, you might think while reading the first chapters that the Bishop of Digne is the main character. In Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, Jean Valjean does not show up until around page 50 (out of 1200). Yet other stories wait for some time before the protagonist appears. In Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations, for example, we are immediately introduced to Pip, the central figure of the novel, and we learn why he has such an odd name. Sometimes great stories introduce the protagonist in the very first paragraph.

Captive Desire by Kathleen Victor