Biblical Exegesis and the Formation of Christian Culture

Biblical Exegesis and the Formation of Christian CultureIn this study of the influence of the late ancient educational system on patristic biblical exegesis, simplistic reductions to discrete methods (moral, typological, allegorical) and schools (Alexandrian, Antiochene) give way to a more nuanced appreciation. Professor Young's lucid study shows how early Christians used the interpretive tools of Greco Roman culture to build an alternative Christian culture on the basis of the biblical text.

Whiteman addresses the most common challenges of ministering across cultures

identifying both persistent challenges and some promising proposals

from the arts and business to immigration and race to poetry and politics

which prepares students for Christian mission through on-campus and distance-education programs

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He illuminates the "big picture" of each book

and consumerism--that impact the possibility of formative reading

they create an environment for new and divergent spiritual communities and practices to flourish

The Changing Face of World Missions is for the mission-minded church leader or lay person who wants to understand these trends

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making it an ideal textbook for hermeneutics and interpretation courses

and mission (God the Holy Spirit working through us)