Biblical Theology Book Recommendations

God's Big Picture - Vaughan Roberts

A really excellent short (160 pages) overview of the big story of the bible. He places Kingdom as the central theme of the bible. He draws on Graeme Goldsworthy's work and separates the bible into 8 chapters

1. The pattern of the kingdom - Adam and Eve in Eden
2. The perished kingdom - the fall
3. The promised kingdom - God's promises to the fathers of the nation of Israel - Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
4. The partial kingdom
5. The prophesied kingdom - the prophets in the Old Testament
6. The Present Kingdom - the kingdom of God comes in reality in the person of Jesus Christ
7. The proclaimed kingdom - the worldwide spread of the Good News of Jesus Christ
8. The Perfected kingdom - God's kingdom will finally come in visible power and glory.