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Biblical Metanarrative essay assignment
Accounting Associate, Liberty University
THEO104_ B10:
Introduction to Theology survey
Professor: Thomas Powell
September 4th, 2023
To understand what this piece is attempting to accomplish, one might wonder what a
metanarrative is. is a narrative that attempts to provide an in-depth overview of several past
events and perspectives that revolve around a reference to fundamental truths. The intention is to
reconstruct biblical events like those that are the foundation of Christianity, such as creation, fall,
redemption, and the new creation, to gain knowledge and be able to develop a biblical worldview
based on those experiences.
Firstly, the narrative of creation begins in Genesis Chapters 1 and 2 with God constructing the
heavens and earth and
begins shaping by initially creating light and naming it "day" and darkness
"night."
God separated water from water using a vault, called the dry water "land" and the
gathered waters ocean, created vegetation bearing fruits, then animals that live in the sea and sky,
and instructed them to be fruitful and multiply in quantity. He subsequently proceeded to make
the animals that live on the land in accordance with their kind. (Genesis 1:1-31, NIV). God
created a man from the ground and breathed life into him. He planted the Garden of Eden in the
east and built trees such as the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. He prohibits eating from
the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. God made wild animals and birds, but Adam was
alone. God formed a female from one of his ribs while he was asleep. Adam and his partner felt
no guilt; they became one flesh (Genesis 2: 4-25, NIV)
Secondly, the fall of mankind is described in Genesis, Chapter 3. It begins with the snake, a
wild beast, deceiving Eve into eating the fruit of the tree containing wisdom, ensuring she will
know good and evil; thereafter, she eats some of the fruit and gives it to her husband. They were
embarrassed after that, feeling they were completely naked, and they hid from God. The Lord
summoned the man and told him that he would bring resentment between them and their
descendants. God clothed Adam and his wife with skin clothes, maintaining that they became
human and were not permitted to eat from the tree of life and live eternally. God expelled them
from the Garden of Eden and set a burning blade on the Garden's east side to protect the route to
the Tree of Life.
After the curse of the fall, there would be no chance for atonement if God had abandoned Adam
and Eve. However, God offered redemption soon after the curses. The Creator introduces the
Messiah, Jesus, in the book of Genesis as the seed who would crush the devil's head. The
remainder of the Old Testament in the Bible foreshadows His coming. Christ is the only
legitimate and true ruler and the final judge. The Psalms proclaim the majesty of the Messiah.
His conception, death, rebirth, and final arrival are all foretold in the prophecies. The Old
Testament saints longed for Christ's coming, and now we live in the reality of his arrival, and
Christ's future work on the cross is foreshadowed. God provides a spiritual covering for our sins
and shame through Jesus' death (Genesis 3:21 NIV). The textbook mentions that redemption is
“The process by which sinful humans are ‘bought back’ from the bondage of sin into relationship
with God through grace by the ‘payment’ of Jesus’ death. (2017
. P. 90
) Redemption is one of the
pictures or metaphors that the New Testament uses to give insights into God’s gracious saving
work in Jesus.” (Gabriel Etzel and Ben Gutierrez)
Lastly, the new creation begins with the resurrection of the saver “Jesus Christ”, There are
many other terms to refer to salvation, among them; god’s kingdom, full salvation, new heavens
and earth, The book of Paul states: “We have been buried with Him by baptism into death, so
that, just a Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the father, so we too might walk in
newness of life”(Rom 6:4, NIV).new creation means a living relationship with the father through
his son.
Biblical worldview
Origin
The Christian perspective posits that God created the universe and everything in it, as stated in
the Book of Genesis. The narrative details God's creation of man and women from his own
image (Genesis, 1:27, NIV).
Identity
Christians view themselves as children of God, the creator of the universe and humankind. They
believe humans are superior to animals and that God authorized their killing for food (Genesis 9:
2, NIV), Jesus' death for human sins serves as proof that humans are superior to animals.
Meaning
Humanity's purpose in the Bible is to live according to God's will and glorify Him, as stated in
Isaiah 43:7.
Morality
Morality is determined by choices, and God provides principles to guide ethical behavior. The
Bible advises avoiding impurity, sexual immorality, evil desire, and idolatry.
Destiny
When a person dies, their spirit returns to God, and the body is discarded, leaving the soul. The
Bible states: “For God so loved the world that gave his only son to die and those who believe in
Him may not perish but have eternal life.” (NIV, John, 3-16) those who believe in God and
glorify him will have eternal life.
After learning more about the biblical metanarrative, one can create a biblical worldview based
on those experiences and be able to answer questions about it. The biblical reconstruction of the
events that constitute the foundation of Christianity: the creation of humanity and mankind,
followed by the fall, in which God's command was disobeyed; redemption, meaning forgiveness
through the Messiah, Jesus Christ; and finally, the new creation. With Jesus' resurrection, there is
a promise of salvation.
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References
Gabriel Etzel and Ben Gutierrez
(
2017). About Theology:
Applied a Living Faith
,
published by B&H Academy.
Holy Bible
, New International Version, NIV (2011). Published by Biblica, Inc.
Genesis 1 GNT; NIV - The Story of Creation - In the - Bible Gateway
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