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Miss 9: Mission in Gospels and Acts

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Area C · Missional Vision of the Bible · Miss 9

Mission in Gospels and Acts

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To know the Missional Vision or foundation of the four gospels and Actst and to identify the missiological themes that flowing through it to have a biblical base for the theology and practice of mission.

Course objectives

To draw the insights and models from the life and mission of Jesus.

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Method of Teaching

Combination of lectures and seminars which consists of paper presentations, critical responses and group discussions.

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1) Written examination - 60% 2) Seminar and paper presentation and class participation - 40%

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Reflect

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How might a narrative reading and a theological synthesis frame Jesus' mission differently? Identify what would be lost if distinct Gospel and Acts contexts were collapsed into one formula.

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Convene a Gospel–Acts comparison workshop

Choose a source-listed theme and compare two texts. Annotate setting and narrative emphasis, distinguish evidence from application and prepare an accessible seminar brief. Record an alternative interpretation and a substantive revision after a peer response.

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Which texts are the stated focus of this course?

Only the General EpistlesThe four Gospels and ActsOnly the Old Testament prophets

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Miss 9 Mission in Gospels and Acts

Amazing Grace Biblical Seminary — M.Th. Missiology

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Area C: Missional Vision of the Bible Miss.-9: Mission in Gospels and Acts 4 Credits Purpose and Goals: To know the Missional Vision or foundation of the four gospels and Actst and to identify the missiological themes that flowing through it to have a biblical base for the theology and practice of mission. To draw the insights and models from the life and mission of Jesus. Method of Teaching: Combination of lectures and seminars which consists of paper presentations, critical responses and group discussions. 3. Method of Evaluation: 1) Written examination - 60% 2) Seminar and paper presentation and class participation - 40% Course Outline New Testament: A Mission Document (Jesus the Mission of God) Jesus and the Gentiles or the "Other" (culture and faith) Jesus and the Reign of God (Kingdom of God) Mission of Jesus and the Church Jesus Mission: Reconciliation, Healing and Exorcism The Great Commissions and its mission Significance (according to Mt., Mk., Lk., Jn and Acts) Missionary Discipleship. Jesus' Mission to the Poor, Margins, Rich and Women Jesus as a Missionary Teacher (method, parables etc.). Images of Jesus in Gospels and its mission significances Encounter of Gospel with Other Cultures, Faiths and People with reference to the Book of Acts The Mission Understandings and Strategies of Apostles and the Early Church (Acts0 Holy Spirit and Mission (Jesus, Pentecost and Acts) Mission - Incarnation- Kenosis (Missional Vision of St.John) Jesus Teaching on Ecumenism with reference to St. John The Early Church: The Community of Mission - Its Features Basic Bibliography Amaladoss, Michael, S.J. The Asian Jesus, Maryknoll (NY): Orbis Books 2006. Ariarajah, S. Wesley. The Bible and People of Other Faiths. WCC, Eugene: Wipf& Stock Pub, 2009, reprint. Ariarajah, S. Wesley. Your God, My God, Our God: Rethinking Christian Theology for Religious Plurality. Geneva: WCC, 2012. Boesel, Chris, & S. Wesley Ariarajah, eds. Divine Multiplicity: Trinities, Diversities, and the Nature of Relation (Transdisciplinary Theological Colloquia). Fordham University Press, 2013. Bauckham, Richard. Bible and Mission: Christian Witness in a Postmodern World. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2004. Christine D. Pohl, Making Room: Recovering Hospitality as a Christian Tradition Eerdmans, 1999. Bosch, David. Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission.Maryknoll (NY): Orbis Books, 1991. New edition with comments of Martin Reppenhagen 2011, Maryknoll (NY): Orbis Books. Indian edition without comments Bangalore. Centre for Contemporary Christianity 2006 Indian reprint (Missiological Classics series 1). Bright, John. The Kingdom of God: The Biblical Concept and its meaning for the Church. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1953. Glover, Robert Hall. The Biblical Basis of Missions. Chicago: Moody Press, 1966. Hahn, Ferdinand. Missions in the New Testament. Geneva, Alabama: Alec R. Allenson, 1965. Hedlund, Roger E. Mission to Man in the Bible. Madras: ELS, 1985. Hoggarth, Pauline, Fergus Macdonald, KundJorgensen and Bill Mitchell.Bible in Mission. Oxford: Regnum Books International, 2013. Kane, J. Herbert. Christian Missions in Biblical Perspective: Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1976. Kummel, W.G. Theology of the New Testament. London: SCM Press, 1974. Kuthirakkattel, Scaria. A Biblical Theology for India: Collected Writings of George M. Soares-Prabhu. Vol. 2. Pune: Jnana-DeepaVidyapeeth, 1999. Legrand, Lucien. Mission in the Bible: Unity and Plurality. Pune: Ishvani Kendra, 1994. Legrand, L. The Bible on Cultures: Belonging or Dissenting. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2000. Newbigin, Lesslie. The Open Secret. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1995. P. Bold & Thomson M, ed. The Gospel to the Nations: Perspectives on Paul' Mission.Apollos: Inter Varsity Press, 2000. Peters, George W. A The Biblical Theology of Missions. Chicago: Moody Press, 1972. Porter, Stanley E and Cynthia Long Westfall, eds. Christian Mission:Old Testament Foundations and New Testament Developments. Eugene: Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2010. Scherer, Jamea A. Gospel, Church and Kingdom: Comparative Study in World Mission Teology. Minneapolis: Augusburg Publishing House, 1987. Senior, Donald & Carroll Stuhlmueller. The Biblical Foundations for Mission. London: SCM, 1983. Shenk, W.R. (Ed.). The Transfiguration of Mission, Biblical and Historical Foundations. Scottsdale, 1993. Stott, John R.W. Christian Mission in the Modern World. Bombay: GLS, 1972. Stott, John R.W. Issues Facing Christian Today. London: Marshalls, 1984. Titus, P. Joseph and Dexter S. Maban, ed. Bible and Mission: Biblical Perspective for Doing Mission in Contemporary India. Thiruvalla: ChristavaSahityaSamithi, 2015. Takenaka, Masao, Ron O'Grady. The Bible Through Asian Eyes. Friendship Press, Pace Publishing 1991 Verkuyl, Johannes. Contemporary Missiology: An Introduction. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1978. Vos, Geerhardus. Biblical Theology: Old and New Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1978. Warren, Max. I believe in Great Commission. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1976. Weber, Hans-Ruedi. Power: Focus for a Biblical Theology. Geneva: WCC, 1989. Wright Christopher J. H. The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible's Grand Narrative. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2006.

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