God’s Radical Love in Missio Dei: Focused on Missiology for Jewish Mission

by Edward Kim

Publisher:

Wipf and Stock

, 2024

Overview

Although missio Dei--the mission of God--has been a burning theme in missiology since the end of the twentieth century, a key verse, John 3:16, has been widely neglected in missiology until today. Yet, John 3:16 reveals missio Dei as the triune God’s salvific activities in the world and shows us the very motivation for missio Dei: God’s Radical Love, a love so vast, transcultural, and universal that no English words can translate the Hebrew.

Three questions are explored herein: How does God’s Radical Love in John 3:16 justify God’s motivation for missio Dei as the work of the triune God in the Old Testament? What does God really plan to achieve in missio Dei? And how can missio Dei be applied by Christians in the twenty-first century? Based on his own experiences, the author specifically explores how Messianic Jewish congregations in Israel could respond to and participate in missio Dei, with the hope that thoughtful readers may apply this study to their own contexts, to engage their own congregations with a deeper understanding of God’s Radical Love in missio Dei.

Praise for God’s Radical Love in Missio Dei

God’s Radical Love in Missio Dei delves into a deep yet tangible understanding of the foundation of God’s love throughout history and into our present day. Edward Kim leads readers in a ‘no man left behind’ posture through his in-depth research from definition to application. This book will bless readers by illuminating a more personal knowledge of God’s intricate detail and intentional motivation behind his mission of salvation and how we can actively participate in this divine plan.

——Dan Sered, chief operating officer, Jews for Jesus

Edward Kim has done a great service for our movement and all who are interested in how Jewish disciples of Yeshua (Jesus) fulfill their mission calling as part of both church and Israel. Messianic Jews have yet to articulate a coherent missiology, and Kim is the first to connect the study of the missio Dei beloved of mission theologians to the practicalities of the missional engagement of Messianic Jews. A must-read for all who long for the fulfillment of the Great Commission and that ‘all Israel will be saved.’

——Richard Harvey, president, British Messianic Jewish Alliance

Product Details

• Title: God’s Radical Love in Missio Dei: Focused on Missiology for Jewish Mission
• Author: Edward Kim
• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Print Publication Date: 2024
• Logos Release Date: 2025
• Pages: 214
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9781666756913, 9781666756890, 166675689X, 9781666756906, 1666756903, 1666756911
• Resource ID: LLS:9781666756913
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-23T00:26:59Z

About the Author

Edward Kim has a doctorate in missiology and has been serving in Jewish ministry for over thirty years. His publications include articles in Korean Journal Frontier Mission.