Text and Task: Scripture and Mission (Paperback)

Michael Parsons

ISBN 10: 1842274112 / ISBN 13: 9781842274118

Published by Paternoster Publishing, Carlisle, 2006

About this Item

Paperback. Practical, scriptural and contemporary, Text and Task is a series of essays on Scripture and mission. It 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. Drawing together scholars from the fields of biblical studies, theology, sociology and homiletics, Text and Task relates critically engaged textual reading to contemporary ongoing Christian life, thought and mission. Featuring a scriptural and contemporary series of essays on Scripture and mission, this work is written by well-known and respected academics who are also practitioners with a heart for mission. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Text and Task: Scripture and Mission (Paperback)
• Publisher: Paternoster Publishing, Carlisle
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1842274112
• ISBN 13: 9781842274118
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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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.