However, while the mission of God provides a unifying approach to understanding the biblical story, the Bible is filled with complexity. Each of the sub-themes addressed will not be found in every book. Though the mission of God recapitulates from Genesis to Revelation, some sub-themes will find greater representation than others. Given the diversity of the Scriptures, some will run extensively throughout the books, but others will be noted to a lesser degree. No text is totally irrelevant to God’s