I came across a post tonight that describes “narrative theology”. I’ve never heard of it before but I like point seven of the author’s 8-point explanation of interpreting the Bible as God’s story:
7. The task of the church is to “faithfully improvise” the “rest of the story.” Christians are not called simply to live in the story; they are called to continue the story in their own cultural contexts. First they must be grounded in the story. They must be people for whom the story “absorbs the world.” Second, they must together (communally) improvise the “rest of the story” faithfully to the story given in the Bible.
via Narrative theology: following up on my review of Smith’s book about biblicism | Roger E. Olson.