Course 3: Narrative Theology and the Bride

📘 Course 3: Narrative Theology and the Bride

Subtitle: The Gospel Hidden in Her Story

Course Goal:

To explore the theological core of sensus plenior — the transformation of the bride and the work of Christ across all Scripture.

Weeks & Themes:

Week 1 – Introduction: The Bride Hidden in Scripture

• Day 1: Bride types: Eve, Tamar, Leah, Rachel, Ruth, Gomer
• Day 2:

Week 2 – The Bride’s Problem: Death, Judgment, and Flesh

• Day 3: Why she must die
• Day: Her exposure, shame, and need for covering

Week 3 – The Groom’s Role: Substitution and Sacrifice

• Day 5: The Groom dies for the bride (Abel, Isaac, Boaz)
• Day 6: Cross as wedding altar

Week 4 – The Virgin and the Prostitute

• Day 7: Israel and the Church
• Day 8: Redeemed identities through Christ

Week 5 – Clothing the Bride

• Day 9: Garments, veils, and righteousness
• Day 10: Revelation 19 and Zechariah 3

Week 6 – The Inner Bride: Song of Songs and the Spirit

• Day 11: Desire, unity, absence, restoration
• Day 12: The inner longing for Christ

Week 7 – The Bride in the Gospels

• Day 13: Women at the tomb, anointing stories, healing of issue of blood
• Day 14:

Week 8 – The Bride in Paul’s Letters

• Day 15: Ephesians 5, Romans 7, 1 Corinthians 11
• Day 16:

Week 9 – The Bride in Revelation

• Day 17: The New Jerusalem as the Bride
• Day 18: Babylon vs. Jerusalem

Week 10 – Final Projects: Bride Narrative or Theological Meditation

• Day 19:
• Day 20:

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✅ Outcome of the Full Track:

Students will be equipped to:

• Interpret Scripture as a single Gospel story
• Identify Christ and the bride across genres
• Use symbols and narrative to reveal the cross
• Disciple others in reading spiritually without needing technical Hebrew

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