Why Mission? - eBook

Recent years have seen heightened interest in how to read scripture

from a missional perspective. This book addresses that question by

exploring both how the New Testament bears witness to the mission of God

and how it energizes the church to participate in that mission. It also

makes a distinctive contribution by applying a missional reading to a

variety of New Testament books, offering insights into New Testament

theology and serving today’s discussions about mission and the church.

“Dean Flemming has written a game-changing book on the interpretation

of scripture for the mission of the church. This relatively slim but

rich volume is absolutely mandatory reading for all serious students of

the New Testament and for all who wish to understand the church's

participation in the mission of God. It should be on the syllabus of

every ecclesially focused course on the New Testament and every

biblically attuned course in ecclesiology and in missiology.” —Michael J. Gorman, Raymond E. Brown Professor of Biblical Studies and Theology, St. Mary's Seminary and University, Baltimore, MD

“I am always grateful when another book by Dean Flemming appears. His

writing arises out of his significant cross-cultural experience, his

outstanding scholarship, and his careful listening to the Spirit in the

text. This book is written clearly and is full of nourishing insight.” —Michael W. Goheen, Professor of Missiology, Calvin

Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, MI; former Geneva Chair of Worldview

Studies, Trinity Western University, Langley, BC; and Teaching Fellow

in Mission Studies, Regent College, Vancouver, BC

“‘Why mission?’ is a critical question, one not asked or understood

often enough. Here is a stirring reading of the New Testament that

demonstrates a living triune God on mission, bringing redemption to the

world through a living apostolic church. So much rich theological

interpretation packed into a small book!” —Nijay K. Gupta, assistant professor of New Testament, George Fox Evangelical Seminary, Portland, OR

“Since writing The Mission of God, I have felt guilty that

it paid so much more attention to a missional reading of the Old than of

the New Testament. This fine book relieves me of that guilt. This is an

outstandingly clear and faithful exposition of what it means to read

the New Testament from the perspective of, and with the intention of

participating in, the mission of God as revealed in the whole Bible.” —Christopher J. H. Wright, International Ministries Director, Langham Partnership