Rebels and Exiles: A Biblical Theology of Sin and Restoration

Many people feel that they were designed for something beyond this damaged world, and this book takes that longing as its starting point. Matthew S. Harmon follows sin and exile through the whole of Scripture, describing the human experience of being far from home.

He traces a recurring cycle across the Bible: rebellion, divine judgment and renewed hope for relationship with God. The story starts with the first humans and ends with the close of exile in a new creation. Readers meet a God whose grace is remarkable and who longs to live among his people, and the book shows how to live faithfully as displaced people in a fallen world.

The book is one volume in the Essential Studies in Biblical Theology series, which introduces biblical theology through the central themes of the Bible's storyline. It suits students, church leaders and laypeople.