people in an initial approach to the Bible see the contrast between old and new across the testaments, and the distinction between law and grace during the time before the cross and after, we miss too much of the Bible if we fail to make other distinctions. There are many who agree in general with the concept of multiple stages but who see only five or six, or perhaps even eight. It is important, however, to realize that disclosed to us in the Bible is a great unifying feature, the demonstration