How have those engaged in the mission of God been challenged to reinterpret Scripture through their experience? In what ways were the missionaries in the Bible challenged to reevaluate Scripture in their own time? Redford attempts to give shape to the nature of missional hermeneutics by examining Scripture, present-day cultural values, historical struggles, and the experience of those who are engaged in the mission of God. In order for missionaries to overcome the scientific polarization in Western hermeneutics, they must be able to perceive and learn from the overarching missional and spiritual hermeneutics found throughout Scripture so that they can balance missional, spiritual, historical-critical, and even unforeseen hermeneutical paths, providing increased confidence in biblical interpretation.
A propos de l’auteur
Jude Tiersma lives and works in a Hispanic immigrant neighborhood in central Los Angeles as part of Cambria Community, Innerchange. She coordinates the concentration in urban mission at Fuller Theological Seminary, where she is pursuing her Ph D studies. Charles Van Engen served the National Presbyterian Church in Mexico in theological education, evangelism, youth ministries, and refugee relief from 1973-1985. In 1981 he completed the Ph D in missiology from the Free University of Amsterdam. He is presently Associate Professor of mission, church growth, and Latin American studies at Fuller Theological Seminary.