Condition 4

We Know Enough Bible History And Culture To Understand

What Does That Mean?

C4-A

What About In Your Community?

  1. What home language resources (workshops, Creation to Christ story sets, Bible panoramas, timelines, text accompanying the Bible, media products, etc.) exist to effectively teach the wider themes of Scripture and essential Old Testament narrative?
  2. Which of these results of their current background knowledge best describe the situation?
    • Severe Problem: There is false teaching based on a misunderstanding of certain specific parts of historical or cultural background of the Bible.
    • Significant Benefit: There are worldview bridges to the Gospel that could be understood with certain specific historical or cultural background of the Bible.
    • Increased Interest: There is great interest among the audience for more general understanding about the historical and cultural background of the Bible.
    • Some Interest: There is some interest in general historical and background knowledge.
    • Low Interest: There is low interest in historical and background knowledge.
  3. Do some Scripture products exist that are easily understandable for the average person? Do pastors have access to additional resources that provide historical and cultural background information on the Bible?
  4. Summary Question: Considering these things, how can the overview of the story of the Bible be communicated and what background information is needed?

Who Is Moses?

C4-B

What About In Your Community?

  1. What home language resources (workshops, Creation to Christ story sets, Bible panoramas, timelines, text accompanying the Bible, media products, etc.) exist to effectively teach the wider themes of Scripture and essential Old Testament narrative?
  2. What needs to be done to teach the essentials of Bible history?