RT Book
T1 Picturing Christian witness: New Testament images of disciples in mission
A1 Skreslet, Stanley H.
LA English
PP Grand Rapids, Mich. u.a.
PB Eerdmans
YR 2006
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/504081330
AB Christian mission in previous centuries often drew on images of imperial expansion and war. While few today would describe the gospel task in such imperialistic terms, have we developed appropriate alternate images to associate with the good news of Jesus Christ? In "Picturing Christian Witness", missiologist Stanley Skreslet searches for new, more holistic images of mission from Scripture. Undertaking a novel exegetical study of mission in the New Testament, he highlights five actions that depict the witness of Jesus' first followers: announcing good news, sharing Christ with friends, interpreting the gospel, shepherding, and building/planting. After carefully examining key biblical passages, Skreslet draws out the implications of these five images for the theology of mission and lets each image take shape visually through an array of Western and non-Western art. "Picturing Christian Witness" will provoke readers to imagine what mission will look like when actively embodied by contemporary disciples of Jesus.
NO Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-254) and indexes
CN BV4520
SN 0802829562
SN 9780802829566
K1 Bible : New Testament : Criticism, interpretation, etc
K1 Witness bearing (Christianity) : Biblical teaching