Biblical Theology of Mission Reading

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Biblical Theology of Mission Reading Guide

Biblical Theology of Mission

Reading Guide John Roxborogh

1. RecommendedReading

1.1. Recommended texts

Abraham, W J. Logic of Evangelism,Eerdmans, 1989.

Blauw, Johannes. The missionarynature of the church,Lutterworth, 1962.

Bosch, Davd J. Transforming mission, Paradigm shifts in theology ofmission, !rbs, 1991.

Burnett, Davd. God’s mission: Healing the nations,"A#$%&'L.

Lar(n, Wllam J. Jr., and Joel ).Wllams, ission in the !e"Testament# $n Evangelical

$%%roach# !rbs, 1998.&enor, Donald and $arroll

&tuhlmueller. The &iblical foundations for mission, &$",198*.

Wr+ht, $hrstoher J -. 'he$hrstan and other rel+ons/ the

bblcal evdence, Themelios,902 Jan 198, 314.

1.2. General reference

Bavnc(, J -. $n introduction to the science of missions, 1965.

Blln+ton, A., ' Lane and " 'urner,eds., ission and eaning#

Essays %resented to Peter'otterell , aternoster, 1994

Bosch, Davd J. Transforming mission, Paradigm shifts in theology ofmission, !rbs, 1991.

Bosch, Davd J. 'he wh7 and the howo a true bblcal oundaton ormsson, (ending o% "eg naarde Toe)omst# Essays aangebodenaan Prof *r J +er)uyl , 198, *434.

Bosch, Davd J. ,itness to the "orld#The 'hristian mission intheological %ers%ective,""&%John :no; ress, 1985.

Brown, # E, J A )t


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&cherer, J A. "ssolo+7 as adsclne and what t ncludes@

issiology 140 198 453422.

2. Interpreting the bible

to inform ourmissiology:hermeneutics andmission.

Evangelical 6uarterly Januar7 19956101

Bosch, Davd J. C"sson n bblcal ersectve, -nternational Revie" of ission, , 1984, .4*13*8.

Bosch, Davd J. #electons on bblcalmodels o msson.@ n James "hlls, and #obert ' $oote.,eds. To"ard the 70 st 'entury in'hristian ission, =rand #ads"/ Eerdmans, 199*, 143192.

Bosch, Davd J. C'owards ahermeneutc o Bblcal &tudesand "sson, ission 8tudies *02, .6439.

Bosch, Davd J. C'he scoe o theB&A" roect, ission8tudies 11 601, 1989, .61368.

Bosch, Davd J. Transforming mission, .1432.

Br+ht, John. The authority of the 9ldTestament , &$", 196. 0#evew/W Johnstone, C'he authort7 othe !ld 'estament, 8cottish

Journal of Theology, 2202, June1969, 193259.

Brue++eman, Walter A. C'he bble andmsson/ some nterdsclnar7mlcatons or teachn+,

issiology, 150 !ct 1982,

.*9312.Burnett, Davd. God’s mission: Healing the nations, 11321.

$o++ns # J and J L -oulden, $ *ictionary of &iblical -nter%retation, &$", 1995.Artcles/ 'heolo+7 0>ew'estament, 'heolo+7 0!ld'estament, E;odus, 0esecall722, $hrstan nterretatono the !ld 'estament 0esecall7111.

$otterell, eter. ission and

meaninglessness, &$:, 4*3.

Daves, John #. Bblcal recedenceor $onte;tualsaton

Evangelical Revie" of Theology,210* Jul7 199, 19321.

De =root, A. C!ne Bble and man7nterretve conte;ts/

hermeneutcs n "ssolo+7, ) J?erstraelen, et al, eds.,

issiology# $n Ecumenical -ntroduction, Eerdmans, 1994,13146.

)ee, =ordon and &tuart, Ho" to readthe bible for all its "orth, &F.

=oldn+a7, John. $%%roaches to 9ldTestament inter%retation, ?,1981. GB& 1192.4 =!LH

:aser, W $. C>ew aroaches to !'ethcs, Journal of the

Evangelical Theological 8ociety,*40*, 1992, 289329.Lar(n, Wllam J. 'ulture and &iblical

Hermeneutics, Fnverst7 resso Amerca, 199*.

&chreter, #obert J. C'he bble andmsson/ a resonse to WalterBrue++eman and Beverl7=aventa, issiology, 150 !ct1982, .23*.

&mth3$hrstoher, Danel. Text andex%erience# To"ards a culturalexegesis of the bible, &heeldAcademc ress, 1994.

&ndler, ". #. C'he Bblcal+roundn+ and orentaton omsson, ) J ?erstraelen, et al,eds., issiology# $n Ecumenical

-ntroduction, Eerdmans, 1994,12*31*.

?an En+en, $harles. C'he relaton othe Bble and "sson n "sson'heolo+7, $harles ?an En+en,Dean & =llland, aul erson,eds., The Good !e"s of the

ingdom, !rbs, 199*, 23*6.

2.1. Witness

Bosch, Davd J. C'owards ahermeneutc o Bblcal &tudesand "sson,C ission 8tudies 6,*02, 1986, .6439.

Bosch, Davd J. C'he scoe o theB&A" roect, ission8tudies 11 601, 1989, .61368.

Durrwell, ). C$hrstan wtness/ atheolo+cal stud7, -nternational

Revie" of ission, 69, 1985, .1213*.

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=uder, Darrell. &e my "itnesses.Eerdmans, 1984.

>ewb+n, Lessle. CWtness n a bblcal ersectve, ission 8tudies, 6,*02, 1986, .8538.

2.2. Hermeneutics - withoutmission or culture?

"an7 te;ts aear oblvous to thenon3Western and mssolo+caldmensons o hermeneutcs. =venthat most $hrstans are now non3Western ths s unortunate. t snterestn+ to as( how much ths s aalure o hstorc nterreters andcommentators on hermeneutcs, andhow much t s a contemorar7 alure

to emlo7 the cate+or7 o msson nevaluatn+ what nterreters weredon+.

Bra7, =erald. &iblical -nter%retation %ast and %resent , Aollos,1996.

!sborne, =rant #. The hermeneutical s%iral# $ com%rehensiveintroduction to biblicalinter%retation, Downers =rove

L/ nter?arst7 ress, 1991.

2.3. Power and hellessness!"oney and mission

Bon(, J J. issions and money# $ffluence as a ,esternmissionary %roblem, !rbs, 1991.

'hristian History, 602.The 'hurch and ,ealth, &tudes n

$hurch -stor7 2.Davs, J J. ;our "ealth in God’s "orld ,

resb7teran and #eormed,

198. -nter%retation 10 !ctober 198,

Wealth and overt7Johnson, L '. 8haring %ossessions,

)ortress, 1981.&der, # J. Rich 'hristians in an age of

hunger , -odder, 19.Ioder, J -. The %olitics of Jesus,

Eerdmans, 192.

3. The Old Testament andmission

3.1. #$er$iew and issues

Dobbe, #. C'he bblcal oundaton o

the msson o the church. / 'he!ld 'estament, -nternational

Revie" of ission, 410252,1962, 1963252.

)lbec(, Davd. ;es/ God of theGentiles/ too# The missionarymessage of the 9ld Testament ,Bll7 =raham $enter, Wheaton,199.

Le+rand, .nity and %lurality/ 13*8. "cDanel, )errs L. "sson n the

!ld 'estament@ Lar(n, Wllam

J. Jr., and Joel ). Wllams, ission in the !e" Testament# $n Evangelical $%%roach# !rbs,1998, 11325.

hlls, = E. The 9ld Testament in the,orld 'hurch, Lutterworth,192.

#owle7, - -. The missionary messageof the 9ld Testament , $are7ress, 19.

?er(u7l, J. 'ontem%orary missiology/953151.

3.2. %reation& 'all anduni$ersal history

=eness 1311

Blauw, issionary nature of thechurch, 14321.

Burnett, Davd. God’s mission: Healing the nations, 22345.

3.3. (lection& romise andco$enant

=eness 12/13* 18/18319 22/1431816/*3 28/1314.

Blauw, issionary nature of thechurch, 21328.


:aser, W $, sraels mssonar7 call,Wnter and -awthorne,

Pers%ectives, 243*.

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3.). *al$ation and *ufferingfor +srael

Burnett, Davd. God’s mission: Healing the nations, 6539, 983154.

3.,. *al$ation for others?!+srael and the ations

Bavnc(, J -. -ntroduction to the science of missions, 1965, 11316.

Blauw, issionary nature of thechurch, 293*.

Le+rand, Lucen. .nity and %lurality# ission in the bible, !rbs, 1995,1432.

!swalt, John >. 'he msson o sraelto the >atons,@ n W ? $roc(ett

and J + &+ountos, eds.,Through no fault of their o"n


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a7ne, D ). 'he meann+ o msson nsaah 5344@, n Blln+ton, A., 'Lane and " 'urner, eds.,

ission and eaning# Essays %resented to Peter 'otterell ,aternoster, 1994, *311.

?an Wn(le, D W. C'he relatonsh othe >atons to Iahweh and tosrael n saah KL3L?, +etusTestamentum *40, 1984, 6348.

4. The inter-testamentalperiod and mission

Bavnc(, -ntroduction to the science of missions, 24329.

Bedell, $lord -. "sson nntertestamental Judasm@ nLar(n, Wllam J. Jr., and Joel ).Wllams, ission in the !e"Testament# $n Evangelical

$%%roach# !rbs, 1998, 21329.Blauw, issionary nature of the

church, 4436.Burnett, Davd. God’s mission:

Healing the nations, 116312$ohen, & J D. =rom the accabees to

the ishnah, Westmnster ress,198, 234, esecall7 4534.

Levns(a7a, rna. The &oo) of $cts in

its *ias%ora setting ,aternoster%Eerdmans, 1996.

"c:n+ht, &cot. $ light among theGentiles/ Je"ish missionaryactivity in the 8econd Tem%le

%eriod , )ortress, 1991.&andmel, &. Judaism and 'hristian

beginnings, !F, 198, 22832*4.

?er(u7l, 'ontem%orary missiology/151.

. The !e" Testamentand mission

Bosch, Davd J. Transforming mission,14344.

Brown, # E. The churches the $%ostles left behind , =eore7$haman, 198.

Dobbe, #. C'he bblcal oundaton othe msson o the church. / 'he

>ew 'estament, -nternational Revie" of ission, 41025*,1962, 2813295.

?er(u7l, 'ontem%orary missiology/151311.

,.1. esus and the Gentiles

Barrett, $ :, 'he =entle msson asan eschatolo+cal henomenon,n W -ultt =loer, Eschatologyand the !e" Testament# Essaysin honour of Raymond &easley4

urray, -endrc(son, 1988, 6434.

=oerner, - $. Jesus and the =entles,Wnter and -awthorne,

Pers%ectives, 4382.Jeremas, J. Jesus %romise to the

nations, &$".&enor and &tuhlmueller. &iblical

foundations for mission, 113165.

Wlson, & =. The gentiles and the gentile mission in Lu)e4$cts,

&>'&2*, $F, 19*.

,.2. he /ingdom of God

$on


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,.). "atthew& discileshi and the Great %ommission

Fsn+ "ar( and other materal,"atthew, robabl7 lvn+ n &7ra n the85s, wrote or a communt7 o

$hrstan Jews across the other sderom the =allee o much o Jesusmnstr7. t was a communt7 acn+hostle Jews and =entles wthout, andle+alsts and antnomans wthn. 'he7needed to (now that Jesus had amsson to both, that the7 were to ma(edscles and to teach what he hadcommanded. 'he =reat $ommsson sthe ocus, but we nd what t means nthe rest o the =osel.

Barth, :. C"atthew 28/16325, n = -

Anderson, ed., Theology of the'hristian mission, 4432.

Boer, - #. Pentecost and missions,cha 2.

Bosch, Davd J. C'he structure omsson/ an e;oston o"atthew 28/16325, Wlbert #&hen(, ed., Ex%loring churchGro"th, 218328.

Bosch, Davd J. Transforming mission,4638*.

Brown, &. 'he "atthean communt7

and the =entle msson, !ovumTestamentum, 22, 1985.Burnett, Davd. God’s mission:

Healing the nations, 11319.$otterell, eter. ission and

meaninglessness, &$:, 8399.)rance, # '. "atthew/ Evangelist and

Teacher , aternoster, 1989. -nter%retation 60 !ctober 1992!Bren, . 'he =reat $ommsson o

"atthew 28/18325. A mssonar7mandate or notM ReformedTheological Revie", 1*4, 196.

&enor and &tuhlmueller, &iblical foundations, 2**324.

Warren, "a;. - believe in the Great'ommission, -odder, 196.

,.,. he Holy *irit andmission in 7u6e-8cts

-ow to e;lan to a =entle churchther Jewsh roots and ther cvcresonsbltes, ther msson to all,esecall7 to the mar+nalsed, the oor.

'he transton rom the tme o Jesus tothe tme o the church reNures two

boo(s to e;lan. 'he contnut7 s thewor( o the -ol7 &rt.

-nter%retation, 202 Arl 1988, Acts -nter%retation 80 !ctober 199,

Lu(e

Boer, -arr7 #. Pentecost and issions/ Lutterworth, 1961.

Bosch, Davd J. Transforming mission,83122.

Blauw, issionary nature of thechurch, 89315*.

Burnett, Davd. God’s mission: Healing the nations, 1453149,169318

Le+rand, .nity and %lurality, 913156.&enor and &tuhlmueller, &iblical

foundations, 24432.Wlson, & =. The gentiles and the gentile mission in Lu)e4$cts,&>'&2*, $F, 19*.

,.. ohn! 7ogos& unity andmission

Erdmann, "artn. "sson n Johns=osel and Letters@ n Lar(n,Wllam J. Jr., and Joel ).Wllams, ission in the !e"Testament# $n Evangelical

$%%roach# !rbs, 1998, 253226.Le+rand, .nity and %lurality, 1*1314.&enor and &tuhlmueller, &iblical

foundations, 2853296.'owner, hl -. Carad+ms lost/

"sson to the :osmos n Johnand n Davd Boschs Bblcalmodels o "sson, Evangelical6uarterly 602 Arl 1994, 993119.

,.0. Paul! race& grace& strategy

and faithAllen, #oland. issionary methods 8t Paul’s or ours


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Aocal7tc, $harles ?an En+en,Dean & =llland, aul erson,eds., The Good !e"s of the

ingdom, !rbs, 199*, 4344.Dahl, >ls A. C"ssonar7 theolo+7 n

the Estle to the #omans, n

8tudies in Paul , Ausbur+, 19,539.

Escobar, &amuel. CA aulne arad+mo msson. A Latn Amercanreadn+, $harles ?an En+en,Dean & =llland, aul erson,eds., The Good !e"s of the

ingdom, !rbs, 199*,=roves, Davd. $ommuntes o the

:n+,@ Transformation 150*,Jul7%&e 199*, 9312.

Le+rand, .nity and %lurality, 1531*5.

"near, aul &. C=rattude and mssonn the Estle to the #omans, nJan -ermeln( O - J "ar+ull,eds., &asileia: =estschrift f>r,alter =reytag , 1961.

#chardson, and W =ooch,Accommodaton ethcs@,Tyndale &ulletin 29, 198, 89312.

&enor and &tuhlmueller, &iblical foundations, 1613215.

Walls, A ). C'he rst chater o theEstle to the #omans and themodern mssonar7 movement, nW Ward =asNue and #alh "artn, $%ostolic history and theGos%el , aternoster, 195,

.*63*4.Wnter, Bruce W. 'heolo+cal and

ethcal resonses to rel+ous luralsm 3 1 $ornthans 8315,@Tyndale &ulletin 102 1995,2593226.

,.. Peter! %hurch& state and

lifestyleBrun(, =eor+e #. C'he mssonar7

stance o the church n eter, ission =ocus 604 "a7 198,13.


:Pstenber+er, Andreas, J. "sson nthe =eneral Estles@, n Lar(n,Wllam J. Jr., and Joel ).Wllams, ission in the !e"Testament# $n Evangelical

$%%roach# !rbs, 1998, 1893286.

,.4. he ew estament and#ther 'aiths

Burnett, Davd. God’s mission: Healing the nations, 19531990srael, 2553259 0World

#el+ons.

#. $orld %ie"&'rincipalities and'o"ers& (piritual$arfare and )ulture

Burnett, Davd. God’s mission: Healing the nations, 2153219,21532*5.

Burnett, Davd. .nearthly %o"ers: a'hristian %ers%ective on Primal

and =ol) religions, "A#$,1988.D7e, Wa7ne '. C'owards a cross3

cultural denton o sn, issiology 0 196, 231

=reenlee, Davd. 'errtoral srtsreconsdered,@ issiology 220!ctober 199, 45341.

-ebert, aul =. C&rtual warare/Bblcal ersectves, ission

=ocus 250* &etember 1992,136.

Wn(, Walter. Engaging the %o"ers,

)ortress, 1992. GB&244 66W>H

*. +schatology andmission

Be7erhaus, . CEschatolo+7/ does tma(e an7 derenceM

Evangelical issions 6uarterly,!ct 1995.

Blauw, issionary nature of thechurch, *4 and cha4.

Bosch, ,itness to the "orld , chas and 22.Burnett, Davd. God’s mission:

Healing the nations, 2*1325.$ullman, !. CEschatolo+7 and mssons

n the >ew 'estament, n =. -.Anderson, The theology of the'hristian mission, .44.

Lord, Andrew ". Q"ssonEschatolo+7/ A ramewor( orthe -ol7 &rtQ. Journal of

Pentecostal Theology 11, ctober 199, 111312*.

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&amuel, ?na7 and $hrs &u+den, The'hurch in res%onse to humanneed , 12831.

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