Picturing Christian witness: New Testament images of disciples in mission
Christian mission in previous centuries often drew on images of imperial expansion and war. While few today would describe the gospel task in such imperialistic terms, have we developed appropriate alternate images to associate with the good news of Jesus Christ? In "Picturing Christian Witness...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Grand Rapids, Mich. [u.a.]
Eerdmans
2006
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| In: | Year: 2006 |
| Reviews: | Picturing Christian Witness: New Testament Images of Disciples in Mission. By Stanley H. Skreslet (2010) (Ellis, Robert)
Picturing Christian Witness. New Testament Images of Disciples in Mission (2008) (Stenschke, Christoph W., 1966 -) |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
New Testament
/ Mission (international law
/ Illustration
/ Typology
/ History
/ Missions theology
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| Further subjects: | B
Witness bearing (Christianity)
Biblical teaching
B Bible. New Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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| Summary: | Christian mission in previous centuries often drew on images of imperial expansion and war. While few today would describe the gospel task in such imperialistic terms, have we developed appropriate alternate images to associate with the good news of Jesus Christ? In "Picturing Christian Witness", missiologist Stanley Skreslet searches for new, more holistic images of mission from Scripture. Undertaking a novel exegetical study of mission in the New Testament, he highlights five actions that depict the witness of Jesus' first followers: announcing good news, sharing Christ with friends, interpreting the gospel, shepherding, and building/planting. After carefully examining key biblical passages, Skreslet draws out the implications of these five images for the theology of mission and lets each image take shape visually through an array of Western and non-Western art. "Picturing Christian Witness" will provoke readers to imagine what mission will look like when actively embodied by contemporary disciples of Jesus. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-254) and indexes |
| Physical Description: | XV, 263 S., [4] Bl, Ill., 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 0802829562 |