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Mission in the early church : themes and reflections / Edward L. Smither. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, (c)2014.Description: x, 178 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
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  • unmediated
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  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781610975216
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  • BV2110.S664.M577 2014
  • BV2110
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Contents:
Who were the missionaries? -- Suffering -- Evangelism -- Bible translation -- Contextualization -- Word and deed -- Church.
Subject: How did Christian missions happen in the early church from AD 100 to 750? Beginning with a brief look at the social, political, cultural, and religious contexts, Mission in the Early Church tells the story of early Christian missionaries, their methods, and their missiology. This book explores some of the most prominent themes of mission in early Christianity, including suffering, evangelism, Bible translation, contextualization, ministry in Word and deed, and the church. Based on this survey, modern readers are invited to a conversation that considers how early Christian mission might inform global mission thought and practice today.
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Reserved Book (2-hr checkout) G. Allen Fleece Library TEXTBOOK RESERVE BV2110.S664.M577 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available ACCESS ONLINE THROUGH CANVAS 31923002095350
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Backgrounds -- Who were the missionaries? -- Suffering -- Evangelism -- Bible translation -- Contextualization -- Word and deed -- Church.

How did Christian missions happen in the early church from AD 100 to 750? Beginning with a brief look at the social, political, cultural, and religious contexts, Mission in the Early Church tells the story of early Christian missionaries, their methods, and their missiology. This book explores some of the most prominent themes of mission in early Christianity, including suffering, evangelism, Bible translation, contextualization, ministry in Word and deed, and the church. Based on this survey, modern readers are invited to a conversation that considers how early Christian mission might inform global mission thought and practice today.

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