Paul's Understanding of the Church's Mission: Did the Apostle Paul Expect the Early Christian Communities to Evangelize? - Couverture souple

Plummer, Robert L.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1597527238 ISBN 13 : 9781597527231

Editeur : Wipf and Stock, 2006

Synopsis

Did Paul expect his churches to engage in evangelistic activity which mirrored his own? Or have modern readers of the Bible wrongly projected Paul's apostolic passion upon the communities that he founded? Such is the charge of several recent authors, and if their thesis is correct nothing could have larger implications for how the modern church engages in mission. In this book, Robert L. Plummer engages in a careful study of Paul's letters to determine if the apostle expected the communities to which he wrote to engage in outward-directed missionary activity. Plummer helpfully summarizes the discussion to date on the debated issue, judiciously handles contested texts, and provides a way forward in addressing this critical question. While admitting that Paul rarely explicitly commands the communities he founded to evangelize, Plummer amasses significant incidental data to provide a convincing case that Paul did indeed expect his churches to engage in outward-directed missionary activity. Throughout the study, Plummer progressively builds a theological basis for the church's mission that is both compelling and distinctively Pauline.

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À propos de l?auteur

Robert L. Plummer is Assistant Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Plummer also serves as an elder at Sojourn Community Church in Louisville. He and his wife, Chandi, have two daughters, Sarah Beth and Chloe.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wipf and Stock
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1597527238
• ISBN 13: 9781597527231
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 228
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• Personne responsable: non disponible