The mission of God : unlocking the Bible's grand narrative - Wright, Christopher J. H., 1947- (Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Academic, 2006)
Winner, 2007 Christianity Today Missions/Global Affairs BookMost Christians would agree that the Bible provides a basis for mission. But Christopher Wright boldly maintains that mission is bigger than that--there is in fact a missional basis for the Bible! The entire Bible is generated by and is all about God's mission.In order to understand the Bible, we need a missional hermeneutic of the Bible, an interpretive perspective that is in tune with this great missional theme.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [537]-558) and indexes
Keywords: Missions -- Theory; God (Christianity) -- Will; Mission of the church