Bible Quote by Sarah Arthur

“At this point it may be helpful to remember the distinction that the narratologist Gérard Genette makes between story and narrative.46 A literary narrative…

— Ellen F. Davis

Many Christians understand the Bible to be a collection of stories without an overarching narrative.

— David Kim

The Christian faith grew through story - not text. Only later did the stories become Scripture. While the Scripture must be held in the…

— Erwin McManus

“The Bible is the saga of Yahweh and Adam, the prodigal son and his ever gracious heavenly father; humanity in their rebellion and God…

— Sandra L. Richter

“Scripture is first and foremost a story. And it’s a story about God. We want to make it a story about us—about how to…

— John Mark Comer

“Contrary to the cavalier attitude many pastors and religious educators take on this point, the Bible’s narrative ingredients do matter for how we understand…

— Sarah Arthur

“To believers, the bible is a holy book, to unbelievers, it is a story book.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

“Think about how much of your Bible, Old and New Testaments, is in the form not of doctrinal statements but of stories. Statements declare…

— Layton Talbert

“In Old Testament narratives one should see what the segment is saying about God and then see how the characters in the narrative relate…

— Peter A. Lillback

“He said, "Son, when did you stop reading your Bible? All of our stories are in the Bible. God has already written them down.…

— Nik Ripkin

“The Christian community first came up with theological abstractions because eventually we had to speak in shorthand about the complexity of God’s story and…

— Sarah Arthur

“The Bible is the story so far in the true novel that God is still writing.”

— N.T. Wright