Relevant Revelation explores themes such as covenant, brothers in conflict, the younger brother being favored by God, changed hearts, barren women who are healed (and the one who is not), and the humble raised high. Relevant Revelation shows how the Bible follows the history of Israel by mirroring the developmental stages of a human, beginning with conception, then birth, infancy, childhood, adulthood, death, and finally, the afterlife. Understanding the development of these themes will change the way you read and study the Bible. Any one of these themes point to purposeful, cohesive authorship throughout the Bible. Relevant Revelation seeks to show that God is the one Author of the Bible with seven themes as support. The fact that all these themes culminate in Christ demonstrates that the New Testament finishes what the Old Testament starts. Christ is the Messiah sent by God and expected by his people. When we see connections between books written by over forty people over three thousand years, the reader is challenged to see the Bible and its stories as one continuous story. When we understand God's word as a cohesive unit, the people and events of Israel's history can be placed and logically understood in the context of God's great purpose and plan of redeeming the world through a Savior. Dana Bennett has taught biblical studies at the middle- and high-school levels for nine years, following her own multilevel curriculum. She has a Master of Education in counseling from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master of Divinity from the Gardner-Webb University School of Divinity. Dana Bennett has served her church as a deacon as well as a leader in children, youth, adult, and senior-adult ministries in over twenty-five years of membership. She has served students in public- and private-school settings as a counselor or teacher for nineteen years. For more information visit www.relevantrevelation.com.
