Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable. Discipleship is a subject that lies at the heart of Christian thought, life, and ministry. For centuries it has been a way of thinking and speaking about the nature of the Christian life. But what is actually meant by the notion of "Christian discipleship"? In Patterns of Discipleship in the New Testament thirteen first-class scholars examine what the New Testament writings say about the subject of discipleship, highlight the features of both unity and diversity that appear throughout the New Testament, and suggest, in a very readable style, how Christian discipleship can be expressed today in ways that honor both the oneness of the gospel and a legitimate variety of lifestyles.
Synopsis
These essays examine what the New Testament says about the subject of discipleship, highlight the features of both unity and diversity that appear throughout the New Testament, and suggest how Christian discipleship can be expressed today.
Synopsis
Discipleship is a subject that lies at the heart of Christian thought, life, and ministry. For centuries it has been a way of thinking and speaking about the nature of the Christian life. But what is actually meant by the notion of "Christian discipleship"? In Patterns of Discipleship in the New Testament thirteen first-class scholars examine what the New Testament writings say about the subject of discipleship, highlight the features of both unity and diversity that appear throughout the New Testament, and suggest, in a very readable style, how Christian discipleship can be expressed today in ways that honor both the oneness of the gospel and a legitimate variety of lifestyles.
Table of Contents
Following Jesus in the Gospel of Mark-- and beyond / Larry W. Hurtado -- Guiding readers-- making disciples : discipleship in Matthew's narrative strategy / Terence L. Donaldson -- Taking up the cross daily : discipleship in Luke-Acts / Richard N. Longenecker -- They believed in him : discipleship in the Johannine tradition / Melvyn R. Hillmer -- "How you must walk to please God" : holiness and discipleship in 1 Thessalonians / Jeffrey A. D. Weima -- "Imitate me, just as I imitate Christ" : discipleship in the Corinthian correspondence / Linda L. Belleville -- Becoming like God through Christ : discipleship in Romans / L. Ann Jervis -- The imitation of Christ : discipleship in Philippians / Gerald F. Hawthorne -- "Christ in you, the hope of glory" : discipleship in Colossians / Michael P. Knowles -- Standing before the moral claim of God : discipleship in Hebrews / William L. Lane -- Controlling the tongue and the wallet : discipleship in James / Peter H. Davids -- Going to heaven with Jesus : from 1 Peter to Pilgrim's progress / J. Ramsey Michaels -- Following the lamb : discipleship in the apocalypse / David E. Aune.