Mission in the New Testament
Subtitle: An Evangelical Approach
By: William J. Larkin Jr., Joel F. Williams, editors.
Contributors: Larkin, William J.; Williams, Joel F.
Series: American Society of Missiology series ;
Publisher: Orbis Books
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Maryknoll, N.Y
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 266
Subjects: Missions -- Biblical teaching.; Missions -- Theory.; Evangelicalism.
Description: Mission in the New Testament articulates Scriptural teachings on mission from a contemporary American Evangelical standpoint, contributing a fresh statement of the biblical foundations of mission and serving as a catalyst for completion of the church's universal mission in this generation. After investigating the historical background of the idea of mission in the Hebrew Scriptures, inter-testamental Judaism, the life of Jesus and the beginnings of the church, the book proceeds in a roughly canonical order through the New Testament. Essays analyze the works of Paul, the Synoptic Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the General Epistles, and Revelation. While well-versed in the historical-critical method of biblical interpretation, editors and contributors alike offer a cogent argument for recovering the "missional horizon" of the New Testament.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-266).