Allan M. Harman on Missions in the Thought of Jesus

The following article is now on-line in PDF. Visit the latest additions page for the link.

Allan M. Harman, "Missions in the Thought of Jesus," The Evangelical Quarterly 41.3 (July-Sept. 1969): 131-142.

My thanks to Professor Harman for his kind permission.

Transactions of the Baptist Historical Society now online

I was asked last year by Professor John Briggs, Chairman of the Baptist Historical Society, if I could assist them by digitising and hosting the Transactions of the Baptist Historical Society (1908-1921) and the Baptist Quarterly (1922-present). I quickly learned - through my contacts at the Baptist training colleges - that the Transactions represent a unique historical record valuable not just to Baptists, but to church historians, theologians and missiologists across the denominations. These old volumes are currently on restricted access in those few colleges that have paper copies.

The Baptist Quarterly will take me most of this year to complete, but the Transactions of the Baptist Historical Society are now available on-line. To further assist colleges I have provided a link at the top of the page to a compressed archive that contains all the PDF files and a separate table of contents (total file size around 65MB). These can be placed on College servers at no charge as the entire collection is now Public Domain.

New Title: Paul as Missionary by Trevor Burke & Brian Rosner

Paul as Missionary

The following book is due to be published shortly:

Trevor J. Burke & Brian S. Rosner, eds., Paul as Missionary: Identity, Activity, Theology, and Practice. Edinburgh: T & T Clark International, 2011. Hbk. ISBN: 9780567604750. pp.420.

Description
Paul as Missionary: Identity, Activity, Theology and Practice takes the view that before anything else Paul must first and foremost be identified as a ‘missionary’. Using the entire Pauline corpus the contributors to this volume assess what Paul’s correspondence can tell us about how he perceived his role and identity. The work comprises four parts: in section one, Paul’s identity as priest, eschatological herald, and missionary-pastor are explored while in part two topics such as the apostle’s activity among pagans, his suffering, and Paul’s ‘missionary message’ to the church at Rome are considered. Section three comprises essays on the Spirit as the governing dynamic, the glory of God as the apostle’s missionary goal, and the importance of Paul’s Christology in shaping his mission to the Gentiles. Finally, part four addresses Paul’s missionary praxis, including his support of his missionary enterprise.

Table of Contents


Abbreviations
List of Contributors
Introduction

Part One - Paul's Identity
Paul as an Eschatological Herald Seyoon Kim
Paul as Missionary-Pastor James W. Thompson
Paul and His Ethnicity: Reframing the Cathegories James C. Miller
Paul - An Israelite Priest who offers the Gentiles as a Sacrifice to God Richard Gibson

Part Two - Paul's Activity
The Mission of God in Paul's Letter to the Romans Beverly Roberts Gaventa
Paul and the Multi-Ethnic First Century World: Ethnicity and Christian Identity J. Daniel Hays
The Sacrifical-Missiological Function of Paul's Sufferings in the Context of 2 Corinthians J. Ayodeji Adewuya
Was Paul's Grace-based Gospel True to Jesus? Paul W. Barnett

Part Three - Paul's Missionary Theology
Paul's Christology and his Mission to the Gentiles Arland J. Hultgren
A Missionary Strategy in 1 Cor. 9.-19-23 Karl O. Sandnes
The Spirit as the Controlling Dynamic in Paul's Role as Missionary to the Thessalonians Trevor J. Burke
The Glory of God in Paul's Missionary Theology and Practice Brian S. Rosner
Reconciliation as the Heart of Paul's Missionary Theology Stanley E. Porter
Paul's Theology of the Gospel Roy E. Ciampa

Part Four - Paul's Missionary Practice
Universality and Particularity of Paul's Understanding and Strategy of Mission William S. Campbell
'The World of Life': Resurrection and Mission in Philippians James Ware
Paul, patronage and pay: what do we know about the apostle's financial support? Steve Walton
Pauline Mission as Salvific Intentionality: Fostering a Missional Consciousness in 1 Corinthians 9.19-23 and 10.31-11.1 Michael Barram
(Mis)Reading Paul's Letters Through Modern Eyes E. Randolph Richards

Index of Scripture
Index of Modern Authors

Author(s)
Trevor J. Burke,
Trevor J. Burke teaches New Testament in the Bible department of the Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, USA. Prior to this, he has taught New Testament in seminaries in Nigeria and Fiji.

Brian S. Rosner,
Brian S. Rosner took his PhD from Cambridge University, UK, and is Senior Lecturer in New Testament and Ethics in Moore Theological College, Sydney, Australia.

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Religion in Communist Lands journal now on-line

I am pleased to announce that the journal Religion in Communist Lands is now available on-line here. Although its subject matter might be considered peripheral to Biblical Studies it represents a unique archive of an important period in modern church history which will be of great interest to many. The articles will later be listed on my missiology website when time and resources become available to proceed with its development. I am grateful to the Trustees of the Keston Institute for their enthusiasm to see this journal and its successor Religion, State and Society placed on-line for free public access.

Vox Evangelica Volume 24 now on-line

The following articles are now online in PDF:

Alan Kreider, "Worship and Evangelism in Pre-Christendom (The Laing Lecture for 1994)," Vox Evangelica 24 (1994): 7-38.

Meic Pearce, "The Laing Lecture for 1994: First Response," Vox Evangelica 24 (1994): 39-40.

Philip King, "The Laing Lecture for 1994: Second Response," Vox Evangelica 24 (1994): 41-42.

Clive Calver, "Red Herrings and Hot Potatoes: The Real Isssues for Evangelicals Today," Vox Evangelica 24 (1994): 43-54.

Martin Wroe, "First Response to Red Herrings and Hot Potatoes: The Real Isssues for Evangelicals Today," Vox Evangelica 24 (1994): 55-58.

Derek Tidball, "Second Response to Red Herrings and Hot Potatoes: The Real Isssues for Evangelicals Today," Vox Evangelica 24 (1994): 59-62.

Alan M. Linfield, "Sheeps and Goats: Current Evangelical Thought on the Nature of Hell and the Scope of Salvation," Vox Evangelica 24 (1994): 63-76.

Mary J. Evans, "'A Plague on Both Your Houses': Cursing and Blessing Reviewed," Vox Evangelica 24 (1994): 77-90.

Steve Motyer, "Expounding 1 Timothy 2:8-15," Vox Evangelica 24 (1994): 91-102.

Max Turner, "'Empowerment for Mission'? The Pneumatology of Luke-Acts: An Appreciation and Critique of James R. Shelton's Mighty in Word and Deed," Vox Evangelica 24 (1994): 103-122.

Vox Evangelica Volume 23 now on-line

Volume 23 of Vox Evangelica is now available online in PDF:

Kwame Bediako, "Cry Jesus! Christian Theology and Presence in Modern Africa, (The Laing Lecture for 1993)," Vox Evangelica 23 (1993): 7-26.

Emmanuel Oladipo, "The Laing Lecture for 1993: First Response," Vox Evangelica 23 (1993): 27-28.

Peter Cotterell, "The Laing Lecture for 1993: Second Response," Vox Evangelica 23 (1993): 29-30.

Robert R. Cook, "The Art of God," Vox Evangelica 23 (1993): 31-38.

Peter Oakes, "Epictetus (and the New Testament)," Vox Evangelica 23 (1993): 39-56.

David F. Payne, "Apologetic Motifs in the Books of Samuel," Vox Evangelica 23 (1993): 57-66.
I found this the most interesting article in this volume from the perspective of a Bible student.

Ian. M. Randall, "Spiritual Renewal and Social Reform: Attempts to Develop Social Awareness in the Early Keswick Movement," Vox Evangelica 23 (1993): 67-86.
What was the attitude of early Keswick to social reform? Well, it can be summed up in the words of that great theologian the Rev A.W. Awdry: "It's not wrong... but we just don't do it"!

I. Howard Marshall on the Jewish Dispersion in New Testament Times

The following article is now available in both iPaper and PDF:

I. Howard Marshall, "Dispersion in New Testament Times," Faith and Thought 100.3 (1972-3): 237-258.

This article provides some extremely valuable insights into a significant area of New Testament background and early Christian missions.

New Missiology Gateway Coming Soon

Tim Davy of Redcliffe College contacted me recently and asked if I had considered developing the two pages on TheologicalStudies.org.uk into a site on Christian Missions. This struck a chord with what I had been thinking for some time - that I was hardly doing justice to this vast and important subject. After putting the idea to a member of staff at All Nations Christian College - who was also extremely enthusiastic - I decided to register the domain http://www.missiology.org.uk/

I have drafted a structure (below) so that you can see what subjects the site might eventually host bibliographies and resources on:


Theology
- Old Testament
- New Testament
- Contemporary, etc.

History of Missions
- Early
- Medieval
- Modern

Mission Skills
- Bible Translation [I would like help from Wycliffe Bibloe Translators on this section]
- Cross-Cultural Evangelism
- Culture Shock
- Family
- Finance & Support
- Health
- Spiritual Life (incl. Prayer)
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language
- "Tentmaking", etc.

Countries [Eventually covering most countries]
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
- South America
- Oceania

Religions
- Animism
- Buddhism
- Hinduism
- Islam, etc.

People
- William Carey
- Adoniram Judson, etc.

I am looking for Colleges, organisations and interested individuals who are prepared to partner with me, Redcliffe College and All Nations in creating this new Gateway initially by providing bibliographies on their own areas of interest and expertise. In order to do so effectively I have created a Facebook group called Missiology.org.uk Working Group for those wishing to help. To join please send me an e-mail to rob(at)biblicalstudies.org.uk - (remember to substitute a '@').

I hope to have the site running by the beginning of the next academic year.

Vox Evangelica Volume 14 (1984) now on-line

The following articles are now available on-line in PDF:

Donald English, "'Tell it as it is': Some Reflections on Evangelism Today (Laing Lecture for 1983)," Vox Evangelica 14 (1984): 7-16.

Leslie C. Allen, "Structure and Meaning in Psalm 50," Vox Evangelica 14 (1984): 17-38.

Donald Guthrie, "Transformation and the Parousia: Reflections on the Resurrection Body (Drew Lecture on Immortality for 1983)," Vox Evangelica 14 (1984): 39-52.

Alan. P.F. Sell, "Theology and the Philosophical Climate: Case-Studies From the Second Century AD (Part 2),Vox Evangelica 14 (1984): 53-64.

Richard L. Sturch, "Fantasy and Apologetics," Vox Evangelica 14 (1984): 65-84.

Derek J. Tidball, "'A Work so Rich in Promise': the 1901 Simultaneous Mission and the Failure of Co-operative Evangelism," Vox Evangelica 14 (1984): 85-102.

Vox Evangelica Volume 2 (1963) now on-line

Volume 2 of Vox Evangelica is now online in PDF:

Ralph P. Martin, "Aspects of Worship in the New Testament Church," Vox Evangelica 2 (1963): 6-32.

Donald Guthrie, "Recent Literature on the Acts of the Apostles," Vox Evangelica 2 (1963): 33-49.

The notes of Donald Guthrie's article are confused in the original version and should be carefully checked.

E.F. Kevan, "Legalism: An Essay on the Views of Emil Brunner," Vox Evangelica 2 (1963): 50-57.

H.D. McDonald, "What is Meant by Religious Esperience?" Vox Evangelica 2 (1963): 58-70.

J. Savage, "The Theology of the Christian Mission: A Review Article," Vox Evangelica 2 (1963): 71-80.