Text and Task: Scripture and Mission

Michael Parson ed.

ISBN 10: 1842274112 / ISBN 13: 9781842274118

Published by Paternoster (Print on Demand), 2006

About this Item

Light wear, corners sharp, text block clear and binding good. A patch of price sticker adhesive on back cover. WR.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Text and Task: Scripture and Mission
• Publisher: Paternoster (Print on Demand)
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1842274112
• ISBN 13: 9781842274118
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biblical Studies

About this title

Synopsis

Text and Task aims to show the significance of reading the biblical text appropriately and with faithful engagement for our theology and missiology.

A team of biblical scholars suggests ways forward in areas such as the implicit missional narrative of David and Goliath, the story of Solomon and his Temple-building, the genre of lament, the explicit gracious message of the prophet Isaiah, Paul's understanding of divine call and gospel and the place of mission as a hermeneutic for reading the Bible. Theological chapters engage the issues of the Trinity and the unevangelized, the missional dimensions of Barth's view of election, the gospel's loss of plausibility in the modern West, the place of preaching in mission and the idea of belonging to a church community before one believes the gospel.

About the Author

Michael Parsons is Head of the Department of Christian Thought at the Baptist Theological College, Perth, England.