Announcing the Kingdom: The Story of God’s Mission in the Bible
Overview
This work surveys the development of the kingdom of God theme in the Old Testament and demonstrates how it reveals God’s mission in creation, Israel, and among the nations. The authors then turn to the fulfillment of the kingdom through Jesus’ ministry and the continuing work of the Holy Spirit. Based on Arthur Glasser’s more than 30 years of teaching experience, this study provides mission students and workers with an ideal textbook understanding biblical foundations of missions.
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- Surveys the development of the kingdom of God them in the Old Testament
- Examines the fulfillment of the kingdom throught Jesus’ ministry
- Presents students and workers with a foundation of biblical missions
- God’s Mission in the Beginning
- God’s Mission through Israel
- God’s Mission among the Nations
- God’s Mission through Jesus the Christ
- God’s Mission through the Holy Spirit by the Church
- God’s Mission Extends to the End of Time
Top Highlights
“In time there was a tendency to downplay the priority of Yahweh, whom the Israelites associated with the wilderness, and give superiority to the deities that dominated their agrarian civilization.” (Page 115)
“We recognize that the political nation of Israel was a failure, for, as we shall see, it did not directly culminate in the redemption of the human race. But its very failure was a necessary demonstration that nothing of human achievement could bring about a world of peace and justice. This failure pointed to the need for a solution outside the human realm. The direct intervention of God is needed to transform human history.” (Page 91)
“We shall find that the Old Testament constantly looks forward to something beyond itself. This should challenge us to take particular note of each specific line of thought that yearns for ‘more to follow.’ This exercise will confirm to us the fact that only the New Testament makes the Old Testament fully intelligible.” (Page 27)
“Before we explore the salient elements of this encounter, we must reflect on the issue and peril of syncretism. It needs to be distinguished from contextualization. Contextualization represents the careful and refined use of a people’s cultural forms in order that the truth of the gospel can be correctly expressed in their language through a judicious use of their own thought forms. Syncretism, on the other hand, involves mixing elements of other religious thought and practice with the covenantal thought and practice revealed by God to God’s people.” (Page 114)
“At this point in the story it is important to remember the overall theme of our study: God’s mission of announcing the Kingdom of God among the nations. The Davidic era was the golden age of Israel as a political entity. And during that time there was still an understanding that Israel was to be a showcase to the nations of God’s rule through David. Many Psalms emphasize this theme. However, the era of the kings teaches us more about what the Kingdom of God is not rather than about what it is.” (Page 105)
A superb book, it relates God’s mission to God’s people for God’s Kingdom in God’s world, as found in God’s Word. Evangelical missiology at its best!
—Gerald H. Anderson, director emeritus, Overseas Ministries Study Center
Announcing the Kingdom takes the reader on a panoramic tour of the Kingdom of God from Genesis to Revelation. A theology of mission centered on the Kingdom, it intersects biblical exegesis with missiological reflection to produce a solidly evangelical and relevant understanding of mission for Christians who want to share the good news in today's troubled world.
—Gary B. McGee, distinguished professor emeritus, Assemblies of God Theological Seminary
- Title: Announcing the Kingdom: The Story of God’s Mission in the Bible
- Authors: Arthur F. Glasser, Charles Van Engen, Dean S. Gilliland, Shawn B. Redford
- Publisher: Baker
- Print Publication Date: 2003
- Logos Release Date: 2011
- Pages: 400
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Missions › Biblical teaching
- ISBNs: 9781441249142, 9780801026263, 1441249141, 0801026261
- Resource ID: LLS:8768ABC6FAFEF566F7477B10F0E4AC22
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-28T20:55:23Z
Arthur F. Glasser is dean emeritus of the School of World Mission at Fuller Theological Seminary.
Charles E. Van Engen is the Arthur F. Glasser Professor of Biblical Theology of Mission at Fuller Theological Seminary.
Dean S. Gilliland is senior professor of contextualized theology and African studies at Fuller Theological Seminary.
Shawn B. Redford is a Ph.D. candidate and adjunct faculty member at Fuller Theological Seminary.