As part of the Doctor of Ministry program at Dallas Theological Seminary, there are a significant number of electives I can take. For the Winter 2023 semester, I took a class titled Understanding the Biblical Story. At first I was a little concerned that it would be too much like an introductory “Bible survey” course. I was very pleasantly surprised. Seeing all of Scripture weaved together in one grand unifying story was fascinating to me. For the largest assignment, we had to essentially replicate what was presented in class in the form of a paper. So, with that introduction in place—here it is.