The Mission of God

Unlocking the Bible's Grand Narrative

By Christopher J. H. Wright

(hardcover)

Product Details

Line: IVP Academic
Length: 582 pages
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Binding: hardcover
Published: October 2006

ISBN-10: 0-8308-2571-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-2571-4
IVP Order Code: 2571

Related Subjects

Mission

Preface
Introduction

Part I: The Bible and Mission
1. Searching for a Missional Hermeneutic
2. Shaping a Missional Hermeneutic

Part II: The God of Mission
3. The Living God Makes Himself Known in Israel
4. The Living God Makes Himself Known in Jesus Christ
5. The Living God Confronts Idolatry

Part III: The People of Mission
6. God's Elect People: Chosen for Blessing
7. God's Particular People: Chosen for All
8. God's Model of Redemption: The Exodus
9. God's Model of Restoration: The Jubilee
10. The Span of God's Missional Covenant
11. The Life of God's Missional People

Part IV: The Arena of Mission
12. Mission and God's Earth
13. Mission and God's Image
14. God and the Nations in Old Testament Vision
15. God and the Nations in New Testament Mission

Conclusion
Bibliography
Indexes