Mission in the New Testament: An Evangelical Approach
- ISBN-10
- 1570751692
- ISBN-13
- 9781570751691
- Category
- Religion / Biblical Studies / New Testament / General
- Pages
- 266
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Orbis Books
- Authors
- William J. Larkin, Joel F. Williams
Description
This book presents a comprehensive articulation of New Testament teachings on mission from a contemporary American evangelical standpoint. Mission in the New Testament contributes a fresh statement of the biblical foundations of mission, 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 the Book of Revelation. 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.
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