Bible and MissionThis engaging study provides a new way of looking at Scripture one that takes seriously the biblical idea of mission. Richard Bauckham shows how God identifies himself with particular individuals or people in human history in order to be known by all. He is the God of Abraham, Israel, and David and, finally, the one who acts through Jesus Christ. Bauckham applies these insights to the contemporary scene, encouraging those involved in mission to be
and economic spheres of modern life
These are the three qualities of being around which his great trilogy--The Glory of the Lord
He argues that we must ask what the church is before asking what the church does
We must rethink the nature of the church in light of how people actually come to faith in Christ
It considers how the message of the prophets would have been heard in their respective historical communities and considers the prophets' continuing importance for contemporary study
Howard Marshall
is attentive to the history of interpretation
This comprehensive survey
takes place at Sinai with the giving of the Torah
symbolic actions from foot-washing to fish-catching
Leading evangelical scholar John Walton surveys the cultural context of the ancient Near East
Wisdom literature is an unfamiliar genre to modern readers and presents many interpretive challenges
