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The Missions of Jesus and the Disciples according to the Fourth Gospel: With Implications for the Fourth Gospel’s Purpose and the Mission of the Contemporary Church is unavailable, but you can change that!

This important new work explores in depth the relationship between the mission of Jesus and of the disciples as presented in the Gospel of John, and explores the implications of these findings for the contemporary church. Based on a comprehensive semantic field of study that integrates biblical studies, theology, and missiology, this volume represents the first time such an approach has been used...

in its mission. The fourth evangelist’s affirmation that the rejection of Jesus by his own people, including his crucifixion, occurred according to God’s predestinatory counsel, should give the church new strength, especially in parts of the world where it is currently suffering. The assurance permeating the Fourth Gospel that God draws people to himself and that he “gives” people to Jesus, too, should encourage the church in her resolve to proclaim the gospel. Moreover, as the church carries out
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