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Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations, 2017

Journal for the Study of Paul and His Letters, 2011

Journal for the Study of Paul and His Letters, 2014

Wright's magnum opus has many admirable strengths in method and content, including its attemp... more Wright's magnum opus has many admirable strengths in method and content, including its attempt to overcome "either-ors" in describing Paul's theology, its analysis of how Paul reworked Jewish theology around the Messiah and the Spirit, its focus on both justice and the church, its consistent interpretation of Christos as "Messiah," its (cautious) embrace of "theosis," its nuanced defense of counter-imperial themes, and its response to certain persistent criticisms of Wright. However, questions arise about certain aspects of the book, including the meaning of the undefined phrase "Paul's mature thought," the descriptions of other approaches to Paul, the assessment of the role of the cross, the analysis of the ethical implications of Paul's conversion, and the claims about participation in Messiah's rule. The most significant concerns for this appreciative reviewer involve the book's treatment of justification. Although W...

Journal for the Study of Paul and His Letters, 2014

Wright's magnum opus has many admirable strengths in method and content, including its attemp... more Wright's magnum opus has many admirable strengths in method and content, including its attempt to overcome "either-ors" in describing Paul's theology, its analysis of how Paul reworked Jewish theology around the Messiah and the Spirit, its focus on both justice and the church, its consistent interpretation of Christos as "Messiah," its (cautious) embrace of "theosis," its nuanced defense of counter-imperial themes, and its response to certain persistent criticisms of Wright. However, questions arise about certain aspects of the book, including the meaning of the undefined phrase "Paul's mature thought," the descriptions of other approaches to Paul, the assessment of the role of the cross, the analysis of the ethical implications of Paul's conversion, and the claims about participation in Messiah's rule. The most significant concerns for this appreciative reviewer involve the book's treatment of justification. Although W...

The Lord of Peace: Christ Our Peace in Pauline Theology

Journal for the Study of Paul and His Letters, 2013

Despite ongoing contemporary efforts by such New Testament scholars as Willard Swartley in the U.... more Despite ongoing contemporary efforts by such New Testament scholars as Willard Swartley in the U.S., Pieter de Villiers in South Africa, and William Campbell in the U.K., the claim that peace is central to Pauline theology (including Christology) and ethics has not been universally acknowledged, as evidenced in even some of the most recent and most comprehensive treatments of Paul. N.T. Wright's new book, Paul and the Faithfulness of God, however, begins to correct this deficiency. This article will review a portion of the evidence in Paul for Jesus as both (1) the crucified and resurrected Messiah who inaugurated God's promised eschatological peace and (2) the present Lord who continues to form each ἐκκλησία into a peaceful, peacemaking community. In each role, Jesus is both the source and the shape of God's shalom. While this evidence demonstrates the centrality of peace and peacemaking to Pauline Christology, it also shows that Paul does not think of Christ as peacema...

This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY

A "Seamless Garment" Approach to Biblical Interpretation?

Journal of Theological Interpretation, 2007

This article explores aspects of the Christology, ethics, and especially theology (proper) of Phi... more This article explores aspects of the Christology, ethics, and especially theology (proper) of Phil 2:6–11 by focusing on the interpretation of 2:6. It contends that both the concessive ("although") and the causative ("because") interpretations of the participle hyparchōn ("being") are correct and theologically significant, the former being the surface structure of the text, the latter its deep structure. The surface structure ("although...") is significant because it is part of a linguistic pattern that Paul exploits Christologically and ethically throughout his letters ("although [x] not [y] but [z]"). At the same time, because Paul says that Christ was in the form of God and that "this [anaphoric definite article to] equality with God" was properly expressed through the kenosis of incarnation and crucifixion, we can say that the deep structure of the text is causative: "because...." Thus Paul compels us to rethi...

Paul: An Outline of his Theology by Michael Wolter; translated by Robert L. Brawley

Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology, 2016

There are aLready severaL comprehensive contemporary theologies of Paul for readers of English, e... more There are aLready severaL comprehensive contemporary theologies of Paul for readers of English, each with its own perspective and contributions: E. P. Sanders’s recent Paul: The Apostle’s Life, Letters, and Thought (Minneapolis: Fortress, 2015); N. T. Wright’s massive Paul and the Faithfulness of God (2 vols.; Minneapolis: Fortress, 2013); Frank Matera’s God’s Saving Grace: A Pauline Theology (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2012); James D. G. Dunn’s now classic The Theology of Paul the Apostle (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998); and my own Apostle of the Crucified Lord (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004; 2nd ed. forthcoming). Fortunately, some recent Pauline theologies by German scholars have been translated into English, such as Udo Schnelle’s Apostle Paul: His Life and Theology, trans. M. Eugene Boring (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2005) and now the contribution of Michael Wolter, Professor of New Testament on the Faculty of Protestant Theology at the University of Bonn.

The Death of the Messiah and the Birth of the New Covenant: A (Not So) New Model of the Atonement

The Apocalyptic New Covenant and the Shape of Life in the Spirit according to Galatians

Paul and the Apocalyptic Imagination, 2016

Apostle of the Crucified Lord: A Theological Introduction to Paul and His Letters

Unlike the many books that treat the apostle Paul merely as a historical figure and his letters a... more Unlike the many books that treat the apostle Paul merely as a historical figure and his letters as literary relics, this new study by Michael Gorman focuses on the theological message of Paul's writings, particularly what they have to say to the contemporary church. An innovative and comprehensive treatment of Paul, including commentary on all of the Pauline letters, Gorman's Apostle of the Crucified Lord unpacks the many dimensions of Paul's thought carefully and holistically. Six introductory chapters provide background discussion on Paul's world, his rEsumE, his letters, his gospel, his spirituality, and his theology, while the main body of the book covers in turn and in full detail each of the Pauline epistles. Gorman gives the context of each letter, offers a careful reading of the text, and colors his words with insightful quotations from earlier interpreters of Paul. Enhancing the text itself are questions for reflection and discussion at the end of each chapt...

What Did Paul Think God Is Doing about What’s Wrong?

The New Cambridge Companion to St Paul, 2020

Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology, 2020

Background/Aim: Human saliva offers many advantages over bloodbased biochemical assays, therefore... more Background/Aim: Human saliva offers many advantages over bloodbased biochemical assays, therefore, becomes the biological fluid of interest. Once antiseptic solutions react with saliva, both fluids undergo significant changes of their biophysical properties, consequently, those changes have an impact on their principal function. Material and Methods: In this study, saliva was collected and mixed with 0,1% chlorhexidine digluconate solution, fluoride mouthwash, zinc-hydroxyapatite solution and CPP-ACP paste. Microfluidic PVC/Green tape chips within the experimental setup were used to simulate solution mixing. The chip had 2 inlets and 1 outlet, and channel was designed in Y shape without any obstacles. The inlet channels were set at a 60° angle. The channel width was 600 µm and the diameter of inlets and outlet was 2 mm. For better visualization, blue food coloring was added to the saliva. The procedure was recorded with digital USB microscope camera and afterwards the percentage of mixing was obtained by MATLAB programming language. Results: Obtained results show incomplete mixing of all the solutions with saliva. The value of mixed liquid, when mixing 0,1% chlorhexidine digluconate solution with saliva was 51,11%. In case of medium concentration fluoride mouthwash, result was 84,37%. Zinc hydroxyapatite solution obtained result of 85,24%, and the fourth tested solution, CPP-ACP paste, 83,89%. Conclusions: Analyzed mouthwashes exhibit specific, non uniform behavior during mixing with saliva. Microfluidic setups could be efficiently used in simulating real clinical conditions in laboratory settings. Image processing mathematical models are applicable, accurate and useful in determination of the interaction of saliva with commonly used antiseptic solutions.

Christosis: Engaging Paul’s Soteriology with his Patristic Interpreters, by Ben C. Blackwell

Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology, 2018

For paul and those who read Paul as Scripture, what precisely is salvation? For many, the stock a... more For paul and those who read Paul as Scripture, what precisely is salvation? For many, the stock answer to this question will be some version of justification by faith. But is that a sufficient interpretation? This highly important book by Houston Baptist University professor Ben Blackwell— who teaches both New Testament and patristics— exemplifies three significant trends in theology: the explosion of interest in the soteriological theme of participation (including “union with Christ” in Luther, Calvin, and their theological descendants); the importance of reception history for contemporary biblical interpretation; and the growing interest in doing theology and biblical studies in an interdisciplinary manner. It also represents a trend in theological publishing: to make the most significant doctoral dissertations available to pastors and other non-specialists.

9. Paul

Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2018

In this tightly argued monograph, a revision of the author’s PhD thesis from McMaster University ... more In this tightly argued monograph, a revision of the author’s PhD thesis from McMaster University (2013), the model of creation-fall-restoration is shown to be an inadequate framework for understanding both sets of writings. In the Hodayot, it is inadequate because Adam’s creation from dust is itself a cause of subsequent moral failure, a theme that is largely derived from the book of Job. Paul is dealt with in two chapters. The first looks at Paul’s use of the creation stories in texts like Gal. 3.28, 1 Cor. 11.7-12, 15.20-28, 45-50, 2 Cor. 3.18, 4.4, 6 and Phil. 2.6-11, 3.20-21. The second focuses on Romans under three themes: ‘Adam and Christ’ (Rom. 5.12-21), ‘The Adamic “I” and its encounter with Divine Law’ (Rom. 7.7-12) and ‘Creation and the Children of God’ (Rom. 8.18-23). His conclusion is that ‘while Gen. 1.26-27 is drawn into the orbit of motifs of the heavenly calling and transformation of humanity, Gen. 2.6-7 becomes associated with motifs of innate corruption and problematics of human sexuality’ (p. 233). The book covers an enormous amount of ground and so, inevitably, there will be debate about particular interpretations (the ‘I’ of Rom. 7, for example). However, as a comprehensive challenge to imposing a creation-fall-restoration hermeneutic on these ancient texts it must be considered a success. The more nuanced solutions offered here will be tested in future exegesis, but the impetus to do greater justice to what is actually said is to be welcomed.

Book Review: Why Mission?Why Mission? By FlemmingDean. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2015. Pp. xxiv, 173. $29.99

International Bulletin of Mission Research, 2016

The recently renewed conversations among biblical scholars, missiologists, and missional practiti... more The recently renewed conversations among biblical scholars, missiologists, and missional practitioners in various forums are to be warmly welcomed. Dean Flemming, professor of New Testament and missions at MidAmerica Nazarene University, Olathe, Kansas, embodies this renewal in several ways, not least in his own “trinitarian” existence as New Testament specialist, missions professor, and long-term missionary educator in both Asia and Europe. Flemming’s previous publications (two monographs, a commentary, and articles) have all contributed creatively and significantly to the renewal of biblically shaped thinking about mission, and this slim but rich volume continues that tradition. The book’s title might at first confuse potential readers, but the format of the series, Reframing New Testament Theology, requires it (other volumes include Why Salvation? and Why the Cross?). Flemming’s volume is “about reading the New Testament in light of the mission of God” (xv). It is not a quest for a handful of missionary or missional texts but is rather “an intentional, self-involved, missional reading of scripture as a whole” (xvi), an example of what has come to be known as missional hermeneutics. There are various applications of this theological approach to Scripture (George Hunsberger has called them streams); Flemming focuses concretely on the text itself, rather than on, say, its significance in specific contexts. The result is a gem of theological, missional interpretation of the New Testament. After a brief introduction to definitions and method, the book’s six chapters treat parts of the New Testament following the vision laid out in the opening pages. The chapters are “Reading from the Back” (Matthew), “A Mission of Divine Embrace” (Luke-Acts), “Sent into the World” (John), “Living Out the Story” (Philippians), “Mission for Misfits” (1 Peter), and “The Triumph of the Missio Dei” (Revelation). Each chapter treats the New Testament book at hand as both a witness to and an instrument of the missio Dei, with consequent missional implications for the church. Flemming is an excellent writer, as well as a highly perceptive interpreter; this is cutting-edge missional hermeneutics. His insights will stimulate students of Scripture, ecclesiology, and missiology and will also enrich the work of seasoned practitioners 672981 IBM0010.1177/2396939316672981International Bulletin of Mission ResearchBook reviews research-article2017

Journal of Reformed Theology, 2015

Shorter Reviews -- Not My Own: Abortion and the Marks of the Church by Terry Schlossberg and Elizabeth Achtemeier

Interpretation, Apr 1, 1996

Paul: In Fresh Perspective

Interpretation, Apr 1, 2007

Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations, 2017

Journal for the Study of Paul and His Letters, 2011

Journal for the Study of Paul and His Letters, 2014

Wright's magnum opus has many admirable strengths in method and content, including its attemp... more Wright's magnum opus has many admirable strengths in method and content, including its attempt to overcome "either-ors" in describing Paul's theology, its analysis of how Paul reworked Jewish theology around the Messiah and the Spirit, its focus on both justice and the church, its consistent interpretation of Christos as "Messiah," its (cautious) embrace of "theosis," its nuanced defense of counter-imperial themes, and its response to certain persistent criticisms of Wright. However, questions arise about certain aspects of the book, including the meaning of the undefined phrase "Paul's mature thought," the descriptions of other approaches to Paul, the assessment of the role of the cross, the analysis of the ethical implications of Paul's conversion, and the claims about participation in Messiah's rule. The most significant concerns for this appreciative reviewer involve the book's treatment of justification. Although W...

Journal for the Study of Paul and His Letters, 2014

Wright's magnum opus has many admirable strengths in method and content, including its attemp... more Wright's magnum opus has many admirable strengths in method and content, including its attempt to overcome "either-ors" in describing Paul's theology, its analysis of how Paul reworked Jewish theology around the Messiah and the Spirit, its focus on both justice and the church, its consistent interpretation of Christos as "Messiah," its (cautious) embrace of "theosis," its nuanced defense of counter-imperial themes, and its response to certain persistent criticisms of Wright. However, questions arise about certain aspects of the book, including the meaning of the undefined phrase "Paul's mature thought," the descriptions of other approaches to Paul, the assessment of the role of the cross, the analysis of the ethical implications of Paul's conversion, and the claims about participation in Messiah's rule. The most significant concerns for this appreciative reviewer involve the book's treatment of justification. Although W...

The Lord of Peace: Christ Our Peace in Pauline Theology

Journal for the Study of Paul and His Letters, 2013

Despite ongoing contemporary efforts by such New Testament scholars as Willard Swartley in the U.... more Despite ongoing contemporary efforts by such New Testament scholars as Willard Swartley in the U.S., Pieter de Villiers in South Africa, and William Campbell in the U.K., the claim that peace is central to Pauline theology (including Christology) and ethics has not been universally acknowledged, as evidenced in even some of the most recent and most comprehensive treatments of Paul. N.T. Wright's new book, Paul and the Faithfulness of God, however, begins to correct this deficiency. This article will review a portion of the evidence in Paul for Jesus as both (1) the crucified and resurrected Messiah who inaugurated God's promised eschatological peace and (2) the present Lord who continues to form each ἐκκλησία into a peaceful, peacemaking community. In each role, Jesus is both the source and the shape of God's shalom. While this evidence demonstrates the centrality of peace and peacemaking to Pauline Christology, it also shows that Paul does not think of Christ as peacema...

This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY

A "Seamless Garment" Approach to Biblical Interpretation?

Journal of Theological Interpretation, 2007

This article explores aspects of the Christology, ethics, and especially theology (proper) of Phi... more This article explores aspects of the Christology, ethics, and especially theology (proper) of Phil 2:6–11 by focusing on the interpretation of 2:6. It contends that both the concessive ("although") and the causative ("because") interpretations of the participle hyparchōn ("being") are correct and theologically significant, the former being the surface structure of the text, the latter its deep structure. The surface structure ("although...") is significant because it is part of a linguistic pattern that Paul exploits Christologically and ethically throughout his letters ("although [x] not [y] but [z]"). At the same time, because Paul says that Christ was in the form of God and that "this [anaphoric definite article to] equality with God" was properly expressed through the kenosis of incarnation and crucifixion, we can say that the deep structure of the text is causative: "because...." Thus Paul compels us to rethi...

Paul: An Outline of his Theology by Michael Wolter; translated by Robert L. Brawley

Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology, 2016

There are aLready severaL comprehensive contemporary theologies of Paul for readers of English, e... more There are aLready severaL comprehensive contemporary theologies of Paul for readers of English, each with its own perspective and contributions: E. P. Sanders’s recent Paul: The Apostle’s Life, Letters, and Thought (Minneapolis: Fortress, 2015); N. T. Wright’s massive Paul and the Faithfulness of God (2 vols.; Minneapolis: Fortress, 2013); Frank Matera’s God’s Saving Grace: A Pauline Theology (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2012); James D. G. Dunn’s now classic The Theology of Paul the Apostle (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998); and my own Apostle of the Crucified Lord (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004; 2nd ed. forthcoming). Fortunately, some recent Pauline theologies by German scholars have been translated into English, such as Udo Schnelle’s Apostle Paul: His Life and Theology, trans. M. Eugene Boring (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2005) and now the contribution of Michael Wolter, Professor of New Testament on the Faculty of Protestant Theology at the University of Bonn.

The Death of the Messiah and the Birth of the New Covenant: A (Not So) New Model of the Atonement

The Apocalyptic New Covenant and the Shape of Life in the Spirit according to Galatians

Paul and the Apocalyptic Imagination, 2016

Apostle of the Crucified Lord: A Theological Introduction to Paul and His Letters

Unlike the many books that treat the apostle Paul merely as a historical figure and his letters a... more Unlike the many books that treat the apostle Paul merely as a historical figure and his letters as literary relics, this new study by Michael Gorman focuses on the theological message of Paul's writings, particularly what they have to say to the contemporary church. An innovative and comprehensive treatment of Paul, including commentary on all of the Pauline letters, Gorman's Apostle of the Crucified Lord unpacks the many dimensions of Paul's thought carefully and holistically. Six introductory chapters provide background discussion on Paul's world, his rEsumE, his letters, his gospel, his spirituality, and his theology, while the main body of the book covers in turn and in full detail each of the Pauline epistles. Gorman gives the context of each letter, offers a careful reading of the text, and colors his words with insightful quotations from earlier interpreters of Paul. Enhancing the text itself are questions for reflection and discussion at the end of each chapt...

What Did Paul Think God Is Doing about What’s Wrong?

The New Cambridge Companion to St Paul, 2020

Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology, 2020

Background/Aim: Human saliva offers many advantages over bloodbased biochemical assays, therefore... more Background/Aim: Human saliva offers many advantages over bloodbased biochemical assays, therefore, becomes the biological fluid of interest. Once antiseptic solutions react with saliva, both fluids undergo significant changes of their biophysical properties, consequently, those changes have an impact on their principal function. Material and Methods: In this study, saliva was collected and mixed with 0,1% chlorhexidine digluconate solution, fluoride mouthwash, zinc-hydroxyapatite solution and CPP-ACP paste. Microfluidic PVC/Green tape chips within the experimental setup were used to simulate solution mixing. The chip had 2 inlets and 1 outlet, and channel was designed in Y shape without any obstacles. The inlet channels were set at a 60° angle. The channel width was 600 µm and the diameter of inlets and outlet was 2 mm. For better visualization, blue food coloring was added to the saliva. The procedure was recorded with digital USB microscope camera and afterwards the percentage of mixing was obtained by MATLAB programming language. Results: Obtained results show incomplete mixing of all the solutions with saliva. The value of mixed liquid, when mixing 0,1% chlorhexidine digluconate solution with saliva was 51,11%. In case of medium concentration fluoride mouthwash, result was 84,37%. Zinc hydroxyapatite solution obtained result of 85,24%, and the fourth tested solution, CPP-ACP paste, 83,89%. Conclusions: Analyzed mouthwashes exhibit specific, non uniform behavior during mixing with saliva. Microfluidic setups could be efficiently used in simulating real clinical conditions in laboratory settings. Image processing mathematical models are applicable, accurate and useful in determination of the interaction of saliva with commonly used antiseptic solutions.

Christosis: Engaging Paul’s Soteriology with his Patristic Interpreters, by Ben C. Blackwell

Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology, 2018

For paul and those who read Paul as Scripture, what precisely is salvation? For many, the stock a... more For paul and those who read Paul as Scripture, what precisely is salvation? For many, the stock answer to this question will be some version of justification by faith. But is that a sufficient interpretation? This highly important book by Houston Baptist University professor Ben Blackwell— who teaches both New Testament and patristics— exemplifies three significant trends in theology: the explosion of interest in the soteriological theme of participation (including “union with Christ” in Luther, Calvin, and their theological descendants); the importance of reception history for contemporary biblical interpretation; and the growing interest in doing theology and biblical studies in an interdisciplinary manner. It also represents a trend in theological publishing: to make the most significant doctoral dissertations available to pastors and other non-specialists.

9. Paul

Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2018

In this tightly argued monograph, a revision of the author’s PhD thesis from McMaster University ... more In this tightly argued monograph, a revision of the author’s PhD thesis from McMaster University (2013), the model of creation-fall-restoration is shown to be an inadequate framework for understanding both sets of writings. In the Hodayot, it is inadequate because Adam’s creation from dust is itself a cause of subsequent moral failure, a theme that is largely derived from the book of Job. Paul is dealt with in two chapters. The first looks at Paul’s use of the creation stories in texts like Gal. 3.28, 1 Cor. 11.7-12, 15.20-28, 45-50, 2 Cor. 3.18, 4.4, 6 and Phil. 2.6-11, 3.20-21. The second focuses on Romans under three themes: ‘Adam and Christ’ (Rom. 5.12-21), ‘The Adamic “I” and its encounter with Divine Law’ (Rom. 7.7-12) and ‘Creation and the Children of God’ (Rom. 8.18-23). His conclusion is that ‘while Gen. 1.26-27 is drawn into the orbit of motifs of the heavenly calling and transformation of humanity, Gen. 2.6-7 becomes associated with motifs of innate corruption and problematics of human sexuality’ (p. 233). The book covers an enormous amount of ground and so, inevitably, there will be debate about particular interpretations (the ‘I’ of Rom. 7, for example). However, as a comprehensive challenge to imposing a creation-fall-restoration hermeneutic on these ancient texts it must be considered a success. The more nuanced solutions offered here will be tested in future exegesis, but the impetus to do greater justice to what is actually said is to be welcomed.

Book Review: Why Mission?Why Mission? By FlemmingDean. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2015. Pp. xxiv, 173. $29.99

International Bulletin of Mission Research, 2016

The recently renewed conversations among biblical scholars, missiologists, and missional practiti... more The recently renewed conversations among biblical scholars, missiologists, and missional practitioners in various forums are to be warmly welcomed. Dean Flemming, professor of New Testament and missions at MidAmerica Nazarene University, Olathe, Kansas, embodies this renewal in several ways, not least in his own “trinitarian” existence as New Testament specialist, missions professor, and long-term missionary educator in both Asia and Europe. Flemming’s previous publications (two monographs, a commentary, and articles) have all contributed creatively and significantly to the renewal of biblically shaped thinking about mission, and this slim but rich volume continues that tradition. The book’s title might at first confuse potential readers, but the format of the series, Reframing New Testament Theology, requires it (other volumes include Why Salvation? and Why the Cross?). Flemming’s volume is “about reading the New Testament in light of the mission of God” (xv). It is not a quest for a handful of missionary or missional texts but is rather “an intentional, self-involved, missional reading of scripture as a whole” (xvi), an example of what has come to be known as missional hermeneutics. There are various applications of this theological approach to Scripture (George Hunsberger has called them streams); Flemming focuses concretely on the text itself, rather than on, say, its significance in specific contexts. The result is a gem of theological, missional interpretation of the New Testament. After a brief introduction to definitions and method, the book’s six chapters treat parts of the New Testament following the vision laid out in the opening pages. The chapters are “Reading from the Back” (Matthew), “A Mission of Divine Embrace” (Luke-Acts), “Sent into the World” (John), “Living Out the Story” (Philippians), “Mission for Misfits” (1 Peter), and “The Triumph of the Missio Dei” (Revelation). Each chapter treats the New Testament book at hand as both a witness to and an instrument of the missio Dei, with consequent missional implications for the church. Flemming is an excellent writer, as well as a highly perceptive interpreter; this is cutting-edge missional hermeneutics. His insights will stimulate students of Scripture, ecclesiology, and missiology and will also enrich the work of seasoned practitioners 672981 IBM0010.1177/2396939316672981International Bulletin of Mission ResearchBook reviews research-article2017

Journal of Reformed Theology, 2015

Shorter Reviews -- Not My Own: Abortion and the Marks of the Church by Terry Schlossberg and Elizabeth Achtemeier

Interpretation, Apr 1, 1996

Paul: In Fresh Perspective

Interpretation, Apr 1, 2007