From Cairo to Kolkata, from Cochabamba to Paris, Christians are reflecting on how to articulate and live out the Gospel within their culture, whether it be traditional, modern, or postmodern. The technical term used to describe this reflection is contextualization. Many missiologists have written on this subject. However, few authors have examined in detail how the early Churches contextualized the Gospel. Yet, the New Testament provides numerous examples of this.
In this book, Dean Flemming, a missiologist and biblical scholar, studies how the New Testament Churches practiced this contextualization of the Gospel, and then draws lessons from it for today. Paul, Mark, and John, when presenting the Word of the Gospel to their recipients, employ a method whose contribution can renew current reflection and practice.
ISBN: 9782755004472