St. Luke's Missiology

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How the Gospel Won the World

Luke’s writings make up over one-fourth of the New Testament. Yet, despite an array of research, studies of Luke and Acts frequently miss the missiological contributions that Luke makes to the story of early Christianity. Accordingly, St. Luke’s Missiology explores many of the fundamental contributions of Luke’s two-volume work as he tells how a small Jewish sect became a worldwide movement in just one generation.

Although this work focuses on Acts, part one discusses the essential unity of the two volumes. Part two considers key events that shape the church’s mission to the Gentiles. The final section highlights several applications for missiological practice.

Luke narrates the history of the Christian movement from a divine perspective. His story of how the gospel moves from the particular to the universal gives insight into the missiological dynamics of early Christianity and provides models for the church and missions today.

[/DESCRIPTION] [SUBTITLE]A Cross-Cultural Challenge[/SUBTITLE][CREDIT] Harold E. Dollar [/CREDIT] [PAGES] 212 [/PAGES] [BINDING] Paperback [/BINDING] [PUBLISHER] William Carey Publishing [/PUBLISHER] [PUBLISHYEAR] 2000 [/PUBLISHYEAR] [ENDORSEMENT2]

This is a very timely study. In many ways the theological perspectives of Luke-Acts are a central focus of contemporary biblical scholarship… I am profoundly grateful to Professor Dollar for the careful scholarship that enabled him to produce so solid and insightful a contribution to mission theology.

Dr. Arthur F. GlasserProfessor Emeritus School of Mission Fuller Theological Seminary [/ENDORSEMENT2] [ENDORSEMENT3]

In the present climate of scholarly specialization. Professor Dollar offers us an exemplary integrative study. His missiological conclusions are weighty because they are firmly anchored in careful, multi-dimensional biblical scholarship. His biblical conclusions are relevant because they are enriched by missiological reflection.

Dr. Michael J. WilkinsProfessor of New Testament Language and Literature Talbot School of Theology Biola University [/ENDORSEMENT3] [TOC]

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part 1 -Overview: Getting the Big Picture

1. Interpreting Luke-Acts

2. From Particularism to Universalism

3. The Challenge of Change

Part 2- The Gentile Mission: Process

4. The Hellenists: Bridging People

5. Cornelius: The Paradigmatic Conversion

6. The Jerusalem Council: Nailing It Down

Part 3 - Missiological Application

7. The Apostles: Models of Frontier Mission

8. Paul as a Model for Frontier Missions

9. Table-Fellowship and World Missions

Conclusion

Bibliography

Scripture Index

Subject Index

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