Paul as Missionary Identity, Activity, Theology, and Practice [Paperback]

Paul as Missionary: Identity, Activity, Theology and Practicetakes the view that before anything else Paul must first and foremost be identified as a missionary. Using the entire Pauline corpus the contributors to this volume assess what Paul's correspondence can tell us about how he perceived his role and identity. The work comprises four parts: in section one, Paul's identity as priest, eschatological herald, and missionary-pastor are explored while in part two topics such as the apostle's activity among pagans, his suffering, and Paul's missionary message; to the church at Rome are considered. Section three comprises essays on the Spirit as the governing dynamic, the glory of God as the apostles missionary goal, and the importance of Paul's Christology in shaping his mission to the Gentiles. Finally, part four addresses Paul's missionary praxis, including his support of his missionary enterprise.

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List of Contributors
Introduction
Part One - Paul's Identity
1. Paul as an Eschatological HeraldSeyoon Kim
2. Paul as Missionary-PastorJames W. Thompson
3. Paul and His Ethnicity: Reframing the CathegoriesJames C. Miller
4. Paul - An Israelite Priest who offers the Gentiles as a Sacrifice to GodRichard Gibson
Part Two - Paul's Activity
5. The Mission of God in Paul's Letter to the RomansBeverly Roberts Gaventa
6. Paul and the Multi-Ethnic First Century World: Ethnicity and Christian IdentityJ. Daniel Hays
7. The Sacrifical-Missiological Function of Paul's Sufferings in the Context of 2 CorinthiansJ. Ayodeji Adewuya
8. Was Paul's Grace-based Gospel True to Jesus?Paul W. Barnett
Part Three - Paul's Missionary Theology
9. Paul's Christology and his Mission to the GentilesArland J. Hultgren
10. A Missionary Strategy in 1 Cor. 9.-19-23Karl O. Sandnes
11. The Spirit as the ControllinlS¹