Crossing Cultures in Scriptures

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Crossing Cultures in Scriptures: Biblical Principles for Mission Practice

Marvin J Newell. Publisher: IVP Books, 2016.

302 pages
ISBN: 978-0-8308-4473-9
ASIN: B01LWBEE90

Summary

From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible is a crosscultural book. Scripture is full of narratives of God’s people crossing cultures in pursuit of God’s mission. Biblical texts shed light on mission dynamics: Sarah and Hagar functioning in an honor-shame culture, Moses as a multicultural leader, Ruth as a crosscultural conversion, David and Uriah illustrating power distance, the queen of Sheba as an international truth-seeker, Daniel as a transnational student, Paul in Athens as a model of contextualization, and much more.