Method: Redemptive-Historical Progression
Greidanus Method 1 of 7: The grand narrative arc of God's redemptive plan: Creation → Fall → Promise → Exodus → Kingdom → Exile → Return → Christ → Church → Consummation. Passages placed within this unfolding story, tracing the forward movement toward Christ.
Explore the interactive Cycles Timeline → — the whole arc as an explorable map: twenty-four cycles, each repeating the pattern Chaos → New Creation → Commission → Sin → Judgment, until the pattern breaks in Christ.
71 Trajectory Tables using Redemptive-Historical Progression
- Abraham (Father of Faith)
- Adam (The First and Last Adam)
- Ark of Noah (Salvation Through Judgment)
- Babylonian Exile (Judgment and Discipline)
- Boaz (Kinsman-Redeemer)
- Census Ransom (Royal Accountability)
- Conquest of Canaan (Victory in Christ)
- Covenant Succession (Inheritance and Election)
- Crossing the Jordan (Entering God's Rest)
- Crossing the Red Sea (Baptism into Christ)
- Davidic Messianic Titles (Faithful Witness, Firstborn, Ruler of Kings)
- Divine Identity (Deity of Christ)
- Divine Warrior (God Who Fights)
- Elijah (Prophet of Fire and Restoration)
- Enoch (Translation Without Death)
- Esau (The Profane Person)
- Feast of Tabernacles (Dwelling with God)
- Feast of Trumpets (The Final Call)
- First Fruits (Christ's Resurrection)
- First-Born Redemption (Consecration to God)
- Garden Commission (Extending Sacred Space)
- Gentile Inclusion (Light to the Nations)
- Gideon (Weak Made Strong)
- Glory-Cloud (Divine Presence)
- Golden Calf (Idolatry and Intercession)
- Hezekiah (Faithful Reformer King)
- Hyssop (Instrument of Blood Application)
- Israel (Corporate New-Adam)
- Joseph (The Suffering Savior)
- Joshua (Leader into Rest)
- Journey to the Promised Land (Christian Pilgrimage)
- Judah's Scepter (Until Shiloh Comes)
- Judges (Flawed Deliverers)
- Kingdom of God (Stone Kingdom)
- Lamech's Song (Vengeance vs Forgiveness)
- Last Days Eschatology
- Manna (The Bread of Life)
- Name of God (Revelation of Divine Character)
- New Creation (Cosmic Redemption)
- New Exodus (Second Exodus Pattern)
- New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City)
- New Moons (Renewal and Rest)
- Nimrod (The First Empire Builder)
- Noah (Salvation Through Judgment)
- Passover (Christ Our Passover Lamb)
- Passover (Christ Our Passover)
- Pillar of Cloud and Fire (Divine Guidance and Protection)
- Plagues of Egypt (Judgment on False Gods)
- Red Heifer (Purification from Death)
- Rejection Then Exaltation (Pattern of Suffering and Glory)
- Return from Exile (Restoration and Hope)
- Sabbath (Rest in Christ)
- Sabbatical Year (Land Rest and Trust)
- Sacrificial System (Christ Our Sacrifice)
- Samson (Spirit-Empowered Deliverer)
- Samuel (Prophet-Priest-Judge)
- Saul (Rejected King)
- Seed Promise (Redemption Through Offspring)
- Seth (Appointed Seed)
- Solomon's Temple (Glory of God's Dwelling)
- Son of Man (Danielic Figure and Divine Judge)
- Spies and Unbelief (Testing God's Promise)
- Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding
- Tabernacle (God Dwelling Among His People)
- Temple Ecclesiology (Church as God's Dwelling)
- Theophanies (Pre-Incarnate Appearances of Christ)
- These are the Generations of (Covenant Genealogy)
- Tower of Babel (Division Reversed)
- Two Covenants (Law and Promise)
- Zerubbabel (Royal Seed Rebuilding)
- The Singing Sufferer (Christ the Choir Master)