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Mi n i s t r y i n a Mu l t i -Cu l tura l and Unchur ched Soc i et y

D. The Unfolding of Time (God’s Plan Revealed through Israel)

1. The Abrahamic Promise and the Covenant of Yahweh (Patriarchs)

2. The Exodus and the Covenant at Sinai

3. The Conquest of the Inhabitants and the Promised Land

4. The City, the Temple, and the Throne

a. The role of the prophet

b. The role of the priest

c. The role of the king

5. The Captivity and the Exile

6. The Return of the Remnant

E. The Fullness of Time (Incarnation of the Messiah)

1. The Word Becomes Flesh

2. The Kingdom Has Come in the Person of Jesus of Nazareth

a. Revealed in his person