You’re likely familiar with the Bible’s stories, but do you know how they connect or what they are trying to accomplish? You see, the Bible is more into showing than telling. When it wants to teach and explain something, it takes its time telling a story. But story also works like a ripple effect. The Bible shows us important truths through stories that repeat, expand, connect, develop, and slowly move toward something—or someone. The beloved Bible stories you grew up with, like David and Goliath, also contain frequent flashbacks to past stories so as to foreshadow the future. And as the grand narrative progresses from the Old to the New Testament, the ripple effect of these recycled stories and their developing patterns eventually shapes into a silhouette ready for the Messiah to step into as the perfect match. So, like Jesus’ disciples on the road to Emmaus, we, too, must take another listen to the biblical authors narrating their stories because, through them, they are making the greatest prophetic connections that will cause our hearts to burn for truth. When we deepen our grasp of how Bible stories flow toward Messiah, our own stories will, too.
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“It’s taken me far too long to see the Bible as God’s story. Elisabeta Karp is a writer and teacher who helps me see how God has woven both Old and New Testaments together, pointing us all toward Messiah Jesus. Elisabeta takes us on a profound journey of messianic prophecy, showing us how all of the Bible is purposeful, intentional, and woven together as God’s grand story.”
Esther Fleece Allen,
International Speaker and Bestselling Author of No More Faking Fine: Ending the Pretending and Your New Name: Saying Goodbye to the Labels that Limit.
Senior Director of Communications for the Alliance for the Peace of Jerusalem and the Coalition Against Antisemitism
“Elisabeta Karp transforms ancient tales into a captivating narrative, masterfully blending scholarly insight with engaging storytelling. A must-read that renews the timeless stories of the Bible for the modern reader. Dive deep, and see these narratives come alive.”
Dr. Eli Lizorkin-Eyzenberg,
Head of School, Israel Institute of Biblical Studies
Founder, Israel Bible Center
In the pass of Cirith Ungol, the wise hobbit Sam turns to his friend Frodo and reflects, “I wonder what sort of tale we’ve fallen into?” The question instantly clears the fog and reminds us, with shocking clarity, that each of us finds ourself in a story far more profound and magnificent than our own. It is within this heart-pounding premise that Elisabeta Karp shows us not only the Bible’s Grand Story, but the countless ripples that resonate throughout.
Do you remember, as a child, the first time you witnessed a stone falling into a still pond, how the ripple effect left you awestruck and mesmerized? This book will bless you with the same happy effect as the author unveils, with expert precision, meta-themes that have fallen from heaven into God’s Word, creating divinely inspired ripples that course through the scriptures. And the wonder of it all (as Karp will demonstrate) is that these ripples do not stop at the Bible’s shorelines; they burst forth from the pages into our hearts and minds, connecting us to scripture’s grand themes and thereby transforming us into the image of our great God and King, Jesus.
Having studied the Bible for nearly 50 years, I was shocked and delighted by all that I learned from The Story Ripples of the Bible. May you be similarly captivated, and may the ripple effect of your own devotion spill into the lives of all whom you encounter!
Scott Brown,
Missionary, Chosen People Ministries
“The Bible is many things, one being Israel’s family diary. Having long advocated for looking at Scripture with a narrative lens—a typically Jewish approach—I was immediately struck by Elisabeta Karp’s presentation. She brings a creative hermeneutical approach to biblical interpretation in her easy-to-read book. Those wishing to better grasp God’s word and connect the dots between the Old and New Testaments will find her work very helpful. Happy to commend.”
Dr. Jeffrey Seif,
Executive Director, Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations
Professor of Bible and Jewish Studies, Christ for the Nations Institute