Deuteronomy and the Great Adventure Bible Timeline Reading Plan

[JoeFreedom]

I will. I’ve taken Cavin’s Revelation course. Phe-nom-i-nal! I learned so much about how it is a book about the mass, heaven, God’s love… and so much not about doom and gloom.

 

[Dlee]

Narrative books, not “historical.”

 

[TheLittleLady]

Books of the Bible | USCCB

This article explains the Historical books of Scripture.

 

[HarryStotle]

http://www.usccb.org/bible/scripture.cfm?src=_intros/historical-intro.htm

This article explains the Historical books of Scripture.

Yes, but the article doesn’t anywhere call the books ‘historical’ without qualification. The term ‘narrative’ is at least equally appropriate since the books are not straight-up historical or historiographic.

The crucial paragraph in the article is this one:

The traditional designation of these books as “historical” describes their scope and contents, and is not meant to assert factual verifiability; while they contain much valuable historical information, in the narrow sense, their purpose is theological rather than historiographic.

Note it says the “traditional designation” of the books as “historical” was not to “assert factual verifiability,” because their purpose is theological rather than strictly historiographic.

 

[TheLittleLady]

However, there are books that are commonly known as Historical. This article breaks it down, but, the term is not erroneous.

 

[Dlee]

My comment was to ajcstr - Cavins describes the books he focuses on as the “Narrative” books of the salvation story - not historical books as stated by ajcstr. Cavins’ Bible Study is the narrative story tracing salvation from the Old Testament to Christ.

 

[ajcstr]

My comment was to ajcstr - Cavins describes the books he focuses on as the “Narrative” books of the salvation story - not historical books as stated by ajcstr.

Yes, you are correct. They are the narrative books pertaining to salvation history. I believe the intent of the course is to provide a timeline for salvation history. Sorry if anyone was confused as my use of the word “historical” may have been misunderstood.