Becoming the Gospel: Paul, Participation, and Mission (Biblia.com)

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The first detailed exegetical treatment of Paul’s letters from the emerging discipline of missional hermeneutics, Michael Gorman’s Becoming the Gospel argues that Paul’s letters invite Christian communities both then and now to not merely believe the gospel but to become the gospel and, in doing so, to participate in the life and mission of God. Showing that Pauline churches were active public...

For Paul, salvation is obviously a great gift; Paul would not hesitate to speak of “Christ and his benefits.”5 But for Paul, the “benefits” of salvation are not something to be found at a distance, nor are they consigned only to the future (“heaven” or other eschatological rewards, including new creation). Rather, salvation involves participation. But what does it mean to speak of salvation in Paul as participation? There are at least seven interrelated linguistic

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