Narrative Time in the New Testament

Human beings live in time; time produces story, the lifeblood of narrative
- all the more so for the biblical story which has been, and continues to
be, intimately woven into the lives of countless people throughout the
generations. Narrative as a literary genre is well represented in the
Scriptures as a whole, not least in the New Testament, accounting for
approximately three-fourths of its overall content. That so much of the
Bible is expressed in this communicative mode cannot be merely incidental
to its interpretation. The essays collected here aim to illustrate how a
narrative approach applied to a number of New Testament passages,
particularly in the way they deal with time, can enhance appreciation of
the Bible's capacity to make its message present, thus contributing a
vital and consequential dimension to the perennial endeavor of faith
seeking understanding.