Epic: The Storyline of the Bible (Bible Savvy Series)

About the Author JIM NICODEM has been the senior pastor of Christ Community Church since its start in 1984. Beginning with a group of six families, the church has grown to over five thousand weekend attendees at four campuses. A significant focus on reaching spiritual explorers has resulted in scores of new believers being baptized each year.Born and raised in the Midwest, Jim received his BA in Biblical Studies from Wheaton College, and his MDiv and DMin from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. In keeping with Christ Community Church¿s mission to "make passionate disciples of Jesus Christ", Jim loves to mentor others in prayer and the study of God¿s Word. With that goal in mind, he has authored Prayer Coach: For All Who Want to Get Off the Bench and Onto the Praying Field (2008) and the four-book Bible Savvy series (2013).Jim and his wife, Sue, have been married for more than thirty years. They have three adult children, and are the proud grandparents of four grandchildren. Jim enjoys biking, hiking and kayaking for recreation. He loves to hang out in Chicago, where he can watch the Cubs play (no better park than Wrigley) or listen to the world-class Symphony Orchestra. To many people, the Bible is a series of incongruous and confusing stories. It jumps from one person or place to the next leaving the reader scrambling to keep up and make sense of it all. That?s a tall task.Epic provides a big picture view of the Bible to explain how its individual pieces fit together. Is it really possible that the Bible?s collection of 66 books actually has a single storyline? Yes! The theme of that storyline is redemption, and Epic traces it from Genesis to Revelation. Discover in the opening chapters of the Bible why redemptionbecame humanity?s desperate need. Learn how God set this rescue effort into motion through promises He made to Abraham. Follow the unfolding of these promises through Old Testament history. Note the role of the prophets, from Isaiah to Malachi, in the overall drama. Witness Jesus Christ bringing redemption to a climax. Perfect for believers at any stage, small group leaders, and those discipling others, Epic will open your eyes to the way all the different parts of scripture contribute to a single story that can change your life. Review Jim Nicodem has taken on a monumental task-putting the Bible in a thimble-sized summary that gives the reader tremendous insight into the timeline of the greatest story ever told. Epic centers on the theme of the Bible-Redemption. Jim shows how from the beginning of time God had a plan to save lost souls from the sin that blackened the perfect world He gave to mankind. In the pages of Scripture God reveals His Son, who would come as our Redeemer. Nicodem inspires us to explore in greater detail the epic story revealed in God?s Word.Franklin GrahamPresident and CEO, Samaritan?s Purse andThe Billy Graham Evangelistic AssociationJim Nicodem?s purpose is to lay out, in straightforward, nontechnical language, many of the most important principles of interpretation. He does this so each person may know the foundational principles of biblical interpretation, and so understand many texts. In other words, Jim wants the church he serves, and many other churches, to be filled with men and women who will become better Bible readers.D.A. Carson, PhD, Research Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity SchoolAuthor of New Testament Commentary SurveyJim Nicodem has the gift of taking the complex and-through clear explanations and compelling illustrations-making it highly accessible. If you or someone you know feels intimidated by the Bible, I can?t think of a better resource to put in their hands than Epic and the Bible Savvy series.Nicholas PerrinProfessor of biblical studies, Wheaton CollegeAuthor of Lost in Transmission: What We Can Know about the Words of Jesus As a university professor on a Christian college campus, I can tell you t