Beautiful upon the Mountains: Biblical Essays on Mission, Peace, and the Reign of God (Studies in Peace and Scripture) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1556356544 ISBN 13: 9781556356544

Publisher: Wipf and Stock, 2008

Synopsis

These essays by biblical scholars show that friction in the church between evangelism and peace activism is neither helpful nor biblical: mission and peace are inseparable throughout the biblical canon. Those who seek God's reign are called to proclaim the gospel of peace.

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From the Inside Flap:

"These insightful essays build a careful exegetical case that the coming of God's reign calls us to participate in the mission of proclaiming shalom. By tracing this theme through the diverse individual witnesses in the canon, this volume illumines the unity of biblical theology and rebuts claims that the Bible underwrites violence. By reminding us that peace stands at the heart of the gospel, it serves as a prophetic summons to the church in our time."

-Richard B. Hays, The Divinity School, Duke University

Review:

"These insightful essays build a careful exegetical case that the coming of God's reign calls us to participate in the mission of proclaiming shalom. By tracing this theme through the diverse individual witnesses in the canon, this volume illumines the unity of biblical theology and rebuts claims that the Bible underwrites violence. By reminding us that peace stands at the heart of the gospel, it serves as a prophetic summons to the church in our time."

About this edition

• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1556356544
• ISBN 13: 9781556356544
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 286
• Editor: Schertz Mary H.