That’ll Preach Understanding the Story of Scripture — with Jonathan Linebaugh
Sep 16, 2025
Jonathan Linebaugh, New Testament scholar and theology professor and author, walks through Scripture as a unified story. He explores how law, grace, and gospel interconnect. Short takes include reading the Old Testament’s pastoral shape, patterns of grace, the role of Leviticus and Deuteronomy, and how Revelation summarizes Christ’s rescue.
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Scripture That Shows And Washes
- Scripture functions as a living encounter where God both reveals our need and meets it in Christ.
- Jonathan Linebaugh frames this as Scripture "showing" our condition and "washing" what it shows through Jesus.
Nathan's Parable To David
- Jonathan retells Nathan's parable to David as an example of Scripture revealing sin before offering forgiveness.
- The prophet exposes David's guilt, then announces God's forgiveness, illustrating showing followed by washing.
Read The Old Testament Stories
- Read Old Testament narratives; their stories shape identity and hope even without perfect theological training.
- Linebaugh embeds Scripture quotations in his book so readers encounter the Bible while reading about it.
