It’s time to read the Bible for what it is: a grand, unified story that involves the intersection of the unseen realm with human history not only in the distant past, but also with us today. Recently the Bible has too often been presented to congregations as something much less: a self-help manual for successful living, a motivational trade book, a guide for relationships, a handy source of character sketches, etc. This primer seeks to correct these errant approaches. To that end, the primer is arranged