The Mission of God
Unlocking the Bible's Grand Narrative
Winner, 2007 Christianity Today Missions/Global Affairs Book Most Christians would agree that the Bible provides a basis for mission. But Christopher Wright boldly maintains that mission is bigger than that--there is in fact a missional basis for the Bible! The entire Bible is generated by and is all about God's mission. In order to understand the Bible, we need a missional hermeneutic of the Bible, an interpretive perspective that is in tune with this great missional theme. We need to see the "big picture" of God's mission and how the familiar bits and pieces fit into the grand narrative of Scripture. Beginning with the Old Testament and the groundwork it lays for understanding who God is, what he has called his people to be and do, and how the nations fit into God's mission, Wright gives us a new hermeneutical perspective on Scripture. This new perspective provides a solid and expansive basis for holistic mission. Wright emphasizes throughout a holistic mission as the proper shape of Christian mission. God's mission is to reclaim the world--and that includes the created order--and God's people have a designated role to play in that mission.
- ISBN 13 : 9780830864966
- ISBN 10 : 0830864962
- Judul : The Mission of God
- Sub Judul : Unlocking the Bible's Grand Narrative
- Pengarang : Christopher J. H. Wright,
- Kategori : Religion
- Penerbit : InterVarsity Press
- Bahasa : en
- Tahun : 2013
- Halaman : 583
- Halaman : 583
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But the Lord God of Israel is also the God of all the earth and all nations, so now
we need to widen our horizons again and consider that grand arena within which
the Bible's grand narrative takes place. For the mission of God is as universal as
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