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2011, 2013 by William H. Marty
Originally published in The Whole Bible Story .
Published by Bethany House Publishers
11400 Hampshire Avenue South
Bloomington, Minnesota 55438
www.bethanyhouse.com
Bethany House Publishers is a division of
Baker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan
www . bakerpublishinggroup . com
Ebook edition created 2013
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any meansfor example, electronic, photocopy, recordingwithout the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
ISBN 978-1-4412-6283-7
Unless otherwise identified, Scripture quotations are from THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2010 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Scripture quotations identified HCSB are from the Holman Christian Standard Bible, copyright 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission.
All unattributed Scripture in quotations is in paraphrase.
Cover design by Gearbox
Cover photography by Thinkstock
To my daughter, Talitha, who is no longer a little girl,
and her husband, Jeff.
And to my son, Stephen, who is the father of my two incredible grandsons,
and his wife, Monica.
The Bible is right. Children are a blessing!
In a sense this book is not my own. The idea came from Andy McGuire at Bethany House. He also guided me in writing and organizing the content and started the process of transforming my academic content and style into a popular and contemporary story of the Bible. I would also like to give credit to Christopher Soderstrom, who used his editorial skills to put the manuscript into its final form. Having read the proofs, I have a new appreciation for editors. Without their revisions, this book would read like my lecture notes at Moody Bible Institute. Both men were positive and helpful encouragers when I am certain they could have been critical.
I owe a great debt, not so much for this book, but for my life as a follower of Christ and my career as a teacher to two of my former teachers. It was never my goal to go into ministry. After college, I was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army. After four years and a tour of duty in Vietnam, I resigned my commission and made a life-changing decision. I enrolled in Denver Theological Seminary. Because there wasnt an official diagnosis of post-traumatic stress syndrome, I didnt know why I was at risk emotionally. Two men, both of whom are now with the Lord, modeled for me what it meant to be a follower of Christ. Dr. Bruce Shelley, professor of Church History, and Dr. Vernon Grounds, president and professor of Pastoral Ministry, not only taught what to believe but showed me how to live as an authentic Christian. Without their example and personal counsel, I would have never graduated from seminary and gone on to a career as a pastor and eventually a Bible teacher.
I am also grateful for my wife, who encouraged me in the challenging work of writing, and proposed using the book of Revelation as the Epilogue for the book. My wife is a wonderful gift from the Lord.
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Introduction
C HAPTER 1: Birth and Childhood of Jesus
Preparing for Jesus Birth (Matthew 1; Luke 1)
Jesus Birth (Luke 2)
Jesus Childhood (Matthew 2; Luke 2)
C HAPTER 2: Jesus Early Ministry
(The Four Gospels)
C HAPTER 3: Great Galilean Ministry
(The Four Gospels)
Teaching and Healing
Facing Opposition
Expanding the Ministry
Complaints and Miracles
Who Am I?
Jesus Again Predicts His Death and Resurrection
C HAPTER 4: Later Judean Ministry, Perean Ministry, and Journey to Jerusalem
(The Four Gospels)
Confusion and Division
Ministering in Judea
Perean Ministry
On the Way to Jerusalem
C HAPTER 5: The Crucifixion of Jesus
(The Four Gospels)
Sunday: Triumphal Entry
Tuesday: A Day of Controversy
Wednesday (No recorded activity)
Thursday: Passover and Teaching in the Upper Room
The Arrest
Jewish Interrogation and Trial
Roman Interrogation and Trial
The Crucifixion
C HAPTER 6: Burial and Resurrection
(The Four Gospels)
Burial
The Empty Tomb
Jesus Resurrection Appearances
C HAPTER 7: The Story of the Church (Acts)
The Gift of the Spirit (Acts 12)
Trouble on the Inside and Threats From the Outside (Acts 36)
Stephen (Acts 68)
Philip (Acts 8)
Saul/Paul (Acts 9)
Peter and the Gentiles (Acts 912)
First Missionary Journey (Acts 1314)
The Jerusalem Council (Acts 15)
Second Missionary JourneyTo Europe (Acts 1518)
Third Missionary JourneyFrom Antioch to Ephesus (Acts 1819)
Third Missionary JourneyFrom Ephesus to Jerusalem (Acts 2021)
Riot and Arrest in Jerusalem (Acts 2123)
A Roman Prisoner (Acts 2428)
Epilogue
(Revelation )
The Story Ends... or Is This Just the Beginning?
About the Author
Books by Dr. William H. Marty
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Several years ago I ran in a ten-mile road race in Waxahachie, Texas. The race was called the Cabrito Stampede ( cabrito means small goat), and it was part of a local community celebration. In addition to food (roasted goat) and drinks, there were all kinds of activities for adults and kids. It was a Texas kind of thing, complete with a cow pie throwing contest. A cow pie is a Texas Frisbee.
About five hundred runners started the race in town, headed out on a small rural road around a lake, and then returned for the finish and, of course, a post-race meal of cabrito, roasted goat. A mile into the race I looked up and saw an old Model A coming straight at us in the middle of the road. When the Model A got closer I saw the driver. He was an old farmer wearing a pair of overalls and a straw hat and gripping the steering wheel of that old car with both hands. He had this determined look on his face, and I thought, This should be interesting. Who is going to move? In all of my running experiences Id never played chicken with a car. As the old farmer in his Model A got closer, I realized he didnt intend to get off the road or even swerve to make room for us. We movedhalf to one side of the road and half to the other side. The farmer drove through the middle of the pack with a look of satisfaction on his face. He had divided us.
Like that old farmer, when Jesus Christ came into the world he divided humanity by his radical claims. When Jesus was in Jerusalem for the Feast of Tabernacles he shouted out to the crowd, If anyone is thirsty, he should come to Me and drink! The one who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, will have streams of living water flow from deep within him (John 7:3738 HCSB ). John explained that Jesus was talking about the Holy Spirit that he would give to believers (v. 39). Some in the crowd concluded that Jesus was the Messiah; others were not convinced. John says they were divided (v. 43). The religious leaders even ordered the temple guard to arrest Jesus, but they couldnt because they were amazed by his teaching (vv. 4546).
C. S. Lewis in Mere Christianity explains why it is impossible to remain neutral about Jesus Christ.
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