The Bible offers an alternative or sometimes even opposing narratives to our post-modern culture context. While the world offers us value systems based on consumerism, nationalism, capitalism, and celebrity, the Bible is quite literally Gospel, which is from the Greek for “good news.”

In today’s episode, we compare and contrast these narratives and examine what Gospel means in our current context, with the help of Gabriel Fackre’s framework for narrative theology, which we will be unpacking over the next few episodes.

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Key Takeaways

— Jesus is a narrative writer
— Jesus declares and establishes the kingdom
— The kingdom is here and now
— Contextual narratives are evolving
— Our understanding of the Gospel is also evolving
— We become the good news for each other

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Resources

Kōsuke Koyama: Water Buffalo Theology

Howard Thurman: Jesus and the Disinherited

Gabriel Fackre: Narrative Theology

Netflix: The Trapped 13

The Bible Project: The Sermon on the Mount

Bema Podcast: Episode 93 - Blessed

Dallas Willard: The Divine Conspiracy

Systematic vs Narrative Theology

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Bible References

Mathew 5

Mark 7: 24–30

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This podcast is a production of Worship Lab, and recorded in Brooklyn New York. Our executive producer is Armistead Booker. Our technical director and engineer is Gareth Manwaring. And our sound designer is Oleksandr Stepanov. Music by penguinmusic - *Better Day* from Pixabay.

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