Dr. Stagg writes in the foreward to his book: "To understand a watch, one must take it apart to see what makes it tick. But, if one wants to hear it tick, he must put it together again."
Most of us are not interested in knowing the inner workings of a watch; nor, do we want to spend any time putting one back together. We only want to know what time it is at a particular moment!
The purpose of the New Testament, in the minds of many theologians, is to proclaim Heilsgeschichte. (Sure, memorize that baby for a test! It leaves you before you leave the classroom!) Heilsgeschichte is the story of salvation. It is the story of God's saving acts down through history. Pivotal to Heilsgeschichte is the Incarnation --the birth of Jesus Christ into this world.
So let's start on our road to putting the watch back together!
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