THE BIBLICAL-THEOLOGICAL STORYLINE OF SCRIPTURE. The redemptive-historical storyline of the Old Testament -- The eschatological storyline of the Old Testament : the Old Testament focus on the latter days -- The eschatological storyline of the Old Testament in relation to Judaism : the Jewish focus on the latter days -- The eschatological storyline of the Old Testament in relation to the New Testament : the New Testament focus on the latter days-- Further reflections on the nature of the eschatological New Testament storyline -- THE STORY OF THE INAUGURATED END-TIME TRIBULATION. The eschatological great tribulation commencing in Jesus and the church -- THE STORY OF THE INAUGURATED END-TIME RESURRECTION AND NEW-CREATIONAL KINGDOM AS A FRAMEWORK FOR NEW TESTAMENT THEOLOGY. The Old Testament-Jewish view of resurrection and resurrection as inaugurated end-time new creation and kingdom in the gospels and Acts -- Resurrection as inaugurated end-time new creation and kingdom in Paul's writings -- More-explicit Pauline expressions of resurrection as inaugurated end-time new creation and kingdom -- Resurrection as inaugurated end-time new creation and kingdom in the general epistles and Revelation -- THE STORY OF IDOLATRY AND RESTORATION AS GOD'S IMAGE IN THE INAUGURATED NEW CREATION. The inaugurated latter-day justification -- Inaugurated latter-day reconciliation as new creation and restoration from exile --

THE STORY OF SALVATION AS INAUGURATED END-TIME NEW CREATION. The spirit as the transforming agent of the inaugurated eschatological new creation

The commencement of the spirit's building of believers into the transformed temple of the end-time new creation

The story of the Eden sanctuary, Israel's temple, and Christ and the church as the ongoing transformed eschatological temple of the spirit in the new-creational kingdom

THE STORY OF THE WORK OF THE SPIRIT IN THE INAUGURATED END-TIME NEW CREATION. The church as the transformed and restored eschatological Israel

The relationship of Israel's land promises to the fulfillment of Israel's restoration of new creation prophecies in Christ and the church

THE DISTINGUISHING MARKS OF THE CHURCH AS STORYLINE FACETS OF THE END-TIME INAUGURATED NEW CREATION. The church's new-creational transformation of Israel's distinguishing marks : the Sunday Sabbath observance of the church as an "already and not yet" new-creational end-time reality

The church's new-creational transformation of Israel's distinguishing marks : baptism, the Lord's Supper, the church office, and New Testament canon

THE STORY OF CHRISTIAN LIVING AS INAUGURATED END-TIME NEW-CREATIONAL LIFE. Christian living as the beginning of transformed new-creational life : the end-time indicative-imperative pattern and ongoing return from exile

Christian living as the beginning of transformed new-creational life : the role of the law and marriage

CONCLUSION. The relationship of inaugurated and consummated eschatological realities to the parallel realities experienced by Old Testament saints

The purpose of the redemptive-historical story and implications for Christian living in the "already and not yet" eschatological age of the new creation.