Letter from James to the General Assembly in Seoul of the International Association for Mission Studies
In this essay, the author uses tools of biblical studies to re-read the Letter of James from the mission perspective. She takes as point of departure the violent and corrupt situation of the globalized world and the global warming. With that background in mind, she focuses on the mission ad intra in...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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| In: |
Mission studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 34, Issue: 1, Pages: 78-91 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
James
/ Mission (international law
/ Emigrant
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy HC New Testament RJ Mission; missiology |
| Further subjects: | B
Letter of James
migrants
mission ad intra
biblical mission paradigm
solidarity
faith and works
coherence
endurance
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | In this essay, the author uses tools of biblical studies to re-read the Letter of James from the mission perspective. She takes as point of departure the violent and corrupt situation of the globalized world and the global warming. With that background in mind, she focuses on the mission ad intra in the Letter of James. It is a letter addressed to migrants (‘the twelve tribes in the Dispersion’) living in different parts of the world. While suffering discrimination from Roman society because of their Jewish culture and their faith, these migrants should act wisely, remember the values of the gospel of solidarity and perseverance, and above all, show coherence between what they believe and say and what they do. The recipients need to distinguish between authentic faith and false faith. Through this study, the author adds a new biblical paradigm of mission to the mission paradigms of David J. Bosch. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-3831 |
| Contains: | In: Mission studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15733831-12341484 |