As I'm reading through Jesus and the Eyewitnesses by Richard Bauckham, I'm realizing that I probably should have read this book ten years ago. But, as they say, better late than never! So far I'm really enjoying it. Here's a brief synopsis of the book: It is the contention of this book that, in the period up… Continue reading The Gospels: Names and Witnessess (Bauckham)
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The Church in Exile
Richard Bauckham, in his short but sweet Bible and Mission: Christian Witness in a Postmodern World, says this about the biblical image of God's people as exiles (from pages 80-81). "Its positive significance for mission is its call to the church to be a counter-cultural movement, living for a different God in a different way and with a… Continue reading The Church in Exile
The Church’s Missionary Identity
I've read a bit of Richard Bauckham before (some of his stuff on Revelation, specifically), so since I enjoy his writing and since the topic interests me, I'm reading Bauckham's Bible and Mission: Christian Witness in a Postmodern World (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2003). I'm still in the middle of it, but so far so… Continue reading The Church’s Missionary Identity