tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713231510890712652.post8814214363394229009..comments2024-03-02T08:27:42.344+00:00Comments on Theological Scribbles: The Great CommissionRobin Parryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08856329564156757485noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713231510890712652.post-37497984762914680912009-01-05T07:33:00.000+00:002009-01-05T07:33:00.000+00:00Hi Robin,The post is intriguing. Personally I am a...Hi Robin,<BR/><BR/>The post is intriguing. Personally I am asking questions over our (local) current practice of evangelism and exhortation for evangelism through reference to Matt 28.<BR/><BR/>It seems that Gentile Christians' evangelism is being conducted through a manner along the course like spreading the disease and then provide the medicine. We preach and condemn the audience with sin and God's wrath before we submit the redemption proposal to them.<BR/><BR/>But if E.P. Sanders, N.T. Wright & others are right that the 1st century Jews and Jewish believers were not concern so much over sin as there was the sacrificial system to take care of them, then it is questionable whether is our reading of evangelism as described above make sense to Matthew's Jewish audiences?SATheologieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03776516716731379132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713231510890712652.post-82036977775676526042008-12-27T19:49:00.001+00:002008-12-27T19:49:00.001+00:00JoelThanks. What further reading would you recomme...Joel<BR/><BR/>Thanks. What further reading would you recommend?<BR/><BR/>RobinRobin Parryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08856329564156757485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713231510890712652.post-66176767568442702712008-12-27T19:49:00.000+00:002008-12-27T19:49:00.000+00:00JohnnyOn restored Israel see the posts I wrote a f...Johnny<BR/><BR/>On restored Israel see the posts I wrote a few months back on 'the gospel of Israel' - I overview my thinking there.<BR/><BR/>RobinRobin Parryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08856329564156757485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713231510890712652.post-80497410576400643732008-12-27T19:48:00.000+00:002008-12-27T19:48:00.000+00:00LiamI would recommend the relevant chapter in Davi...Liam<BR/><BR/>I would recommend the relevant chapter in David Parris' "Reading the Bible with Giants". It surveys the history of interpretation of the text and is very helpful (more so than most commentaries). <BR/><BR/>But as far as the interpretation I am suggesting - I don't know what you could read. Joel Willitts will know (he blogs on blogspot with Mike Bird so hunt him down and ask)Robin Parryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08856329564156757485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713231510890712652.post-28271353951383285212008-12-24T05:04:00.000+00:002008-12-24T05:04:00.000+00:00I would say that what you have suggested here is c...I would say that what you have suggested here is closer to the heart of what Jesus had in mind when extending this command to his disciples.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04122661915861757499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713231510890712652.post-4541983141350644032008-12-24T05:00:00.000+00:002008-12-24T05:00:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04122661915861757499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713231510890712652.post-77398347887035164862008-12-23T14:34:00.000+00:002008-12-23T14:34:00.000+00:00Interesting thoughts. My next question would be wh...Interesting thoughts. My next question would be what is restored Israel? What does it mean for us?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713231510890712652.post-30269663265533241652008-12-23T10:10:00.000+00:002008-12-23T10:10:00.000+00:00Im afraid Im not ahead of you there, thats the fir...Im afraid Im not ahead of you there, thats the first time someone has cracked the eggshell of that particular evangelical interpretation. I dont have any greek, and somehow in my undergrad I managed to almost completely bypass NT and end up straight into systematics and ethics. Are there any overview texts that enquire into this scripture I could read?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713231510890712652.post-46988236111309713722008-12-22T17:31:00.000+00:002008-12-22T17:31:00.000+00:00Certainly an interesting idea. And one that I had...Certainly an interesting idea. And one that I had not heard before.<BR/><BR/>I interpret the verse(s) as follows. "Go" is a Hebrew idiom translated into Greek used to emphasize the verb that follows. So the first part of the verse I understand as "Make Disciples!" How is this done? By baptizing and teaching.<BR/><BR/>Understanding the text in this way, really reduces the directional element. There is no real need to discuss who is going, or where they are going. Instead, the emphasis is on making disciples where ever you might be.<BR/><BR/>So, while I think the verse has an evangelistic emphasis in "Make disciples!", I don't think that a missionary emphasis (which we usually hear), or drawing nations to a restored Israel, can necessary be inferred from the text.<BR/><BR/>Mike BellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com