Creator:
Language:
English, Albanian, Arabic, Azeri, Bengali, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Filipino, French, Hindi, Bahasa, Bahasa Malay, Kazakh, Korean, Karakalpak, Kyrgyz, Nepali, Panjabi, Portuguese, Russian (Standard), Spanish, Tajik, Turkmen, Turkish, Urdu, Uzbek
Audience:
New believers, Primary education and up
Geographical focus:
Global
Date First Published:
1993
Resource Type:
App, Bible study, Book, Course, Group Discussion
Topics / Themes:
Discipleship, Understanding the Bible
ISBN or similar
978-1-899049-36-3
Overview:
The Big Picture gives an excellent grounding in overall knowledge and understanding of all the books of the Bible and how they fit together to give us a wonderful picture of God's plan for mankind. The course involves these types of learning: Read; Group discussion and mentoring; Practical steps to apply the lessons; Answer questions.
Content:
Also known as Abundant Light / Pure Gold / The Light of the Bible, The Big Picture gives an excellent grounding in overall knowledge and understanding of all the books of the Bible and how they fit together to give us a wonderful picture of God’s plan for mankind.
It is packed with interesting facts about the Bible and yet is also deeply devotional. The student is given practical instruction on how to study the Bible for him-/herself and go on exploring its riches for successful Christian living. All is set out in the clearest and simplest way. It is ideal for following on from SEAN’s Abundant Life course.
Facilitators are required to receive training before running this course. This course can be used one to one or in group settings. Written in a non-western context.
Course Content:
1.1 What the Bible is like
1.2 How to use the Bible
2.1 How the Bible was written
2.2 The truth of the Bible
3.1 The arrangement and history of the Bible
3.2 The books of the law (1) – Genesis
4.1 The books of the law (2) – The people of Israel
4.2 The books of the law (3) – Exodus to Deuteronomy
5.1 The books of history (1)
5.2 The books of history (2)
6.1 The books of history (3)
6.2 The books of poetry
7.1 The message of the prophets (1) – Punishment
7.2 The message of the prophets (2) – Salvation
8.1 The background of the New Testament
8.2 The four Gospels
9.1 The Acts of the Apostles
9.2 The letters to churches and individuals
10.1 The letter to the Phillippians
10.2 The book of Revelation
