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Paul’s Understanding of the Church’s Mission: Did the Apostle Paul Expect the Early Christian Communities to Evangelize? is unavailable, but you can change that!

Did the apostle Paul expect the early Christian communities to evangelize? This book engages in a careful study of Paul’s letters to determine if the apostle expected the communities to which he wrote to engage in missionary activity. It helpfully summarizes the discussion on this debated issue, judiciously handling contested texts, and provides a way forward in addressing this critical...

these localized manifestations of the universal church that we are concerned. In Paul’s thinking, how did these visible communities of believers relate to the apostles’ mission? It should also be noted that the concept of a local body of believers is often present in Paul’s writing where the term “church” is not used. For example, Paul addresses the church as saints (ἅγιοι), the elect (ἐκλεκτοί), and with numerous metaphorical descriptions.7 Regardless of what Paul calls these early believers
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