Bible Interpretation, Student Workbook, SW05

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B I B L E I N T E R P R E T A T I O N

b. The accuracy of the historical reporting in biblical historical narrative: the prologues of the Luke-Acts corpus, Luke 1.1-4

4. The authors of the Scriptures write their stories with artistic skill as master storytellers.

5. The intent of engaging and studying the sacred story is to encounter God in the text, and respond in faith and obedience to that encounter, James 1.22-25.

a. They showGod’s acts in history and show us how he will also relate to us today.

b. Analogy of faith : “As God was with them there-and-then, so he is and will always be with us here-and-now.”

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c. Story is for encounter : correlating the story with our story is the key to a narrative approach of the Bible.

6. God often provides his own commentary on the meaning of his stories within the story itself.

D. Key propositions of Story Theology

William J. Bausch lists ten propositions related to story theology that help us understand the significance and importance of the study of stories and the understanding of Bible and theology. (William J. Bausch, Storytelling and Faith . Mystic, Connecticut: 23rd Publications, 1984.)

1. Stories introduce us to sacramental presences .