The Biblical Metanarrative as a Cohesive Framework
Words: 2308 1080Introduction The Bible, a collection of 66 books written over approximately 1,500 years by around 40 different authors, presents a remarkable cohesiveness that transcends its diverse literary styles, historical contexts, and individual narratives. This cohesiveness emerges through what scholars and theologians identify as the biblical metanarrative—an overarching storyline that provides a unified framework for understanding the entire biblical text. Rather than viewing Scripture as a disjointed anthology of ancient religious writings, the metanarrative approach reveals an intentional progression that moves […]
