"This excellent book makes a strong and convincing case that Paul expected his converts to engage in mission. Along the way it sheds very important light on Jewish attitudes toward gentile conversion and offers some outstanding exegetical treatments of the Letter to the Philippians. This is a first-class contribution to scholarship that will delight all researchers in the field."--__John M. G. Barclay__, Durham University  
  
"This important study is thorough and insightful. Although Paul's missionary activity is unprecedented in Judaism, his concern for the gentiles is completely in keeping with God's ultimate purposes. The difference is that for Paul the eschatological future has arrived and is arriving. This book will be essential for discussions about the biblical and theological roots of Christian mission."--__Kent Brower__, Journal for the Study of the New Testament   
"The author of this well-researched and engaging volume presents here an extensive study of the role of Paul's churches in his mission commitment. . . . \[Ware\] suggests that in his letter to the Philippians Paul reveals an unusual level of interest in the preaching and promotion of the gospel by his communities. . . . Both missiology students . . . and New Testament scholars should find this volume worthy of reading and further discussion."--__Torrey Seland__, Review of Biblical Literature   
"In this fine book, James Ware presents one of the most helpful biblical-theological studies related to mission that has been published in recent decades. The work is clearly written, cogently argued, and helpfully summarized. For persons interested in a biblical theology of mission, the bibliographic material alone makes this book worth consulting. . . . \[It\] would make a nice supplementary text for an upper-level biblical theology or missiology class."--__Robert L. Plummer__, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society   
"Against the important background of eschatology and mission in the Old Testament, Ware amply demonstrates the centrality of mission for Paul and the Philippian church in a time when the eschatological future of Isaiah has arrived. This book is fine biblical scholarship in the service of the missional church."--__Michael W. Goheen__, Trinity Western University  
  
Originally published in Supplements to Novum Testamentum.

__James P. Ware__ (PhD, Yale University) is associate professor of religion at the University of Evansville, where he teaches in the area of New Testament and ancient Christianity. He is the editor of Synopsis of the Pauline Letters in Greek and English.

Did Paul urge Christians to engage in mission? What would that have meant in his setting? What should the church be doing now? This essential study examines Paul's letter to the Philippians in its ancient Jewish context, making a convincing case that Paul expected churches to continue the work of spreading the gospel. Published in hardcover by Brill, it is now available as an affordable paperback.

Examines Paul's letter to the Philippians in its ancient Jewish context, making a convincing case that Paul expected churches to engage in mission.

Introduction  
__Part One: Conversion of Gentiles in Ancient Judaism__ 1. The Problem of Jewish Mission  
2\. Conversion of Gentiles in Isaiah and Elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible  
3\. Conversion of Gentiles and Interpretation of Isaiah in Second Temple Judaism  
__Part Two: Mission in Philippians__ 4. The Progress of the Gospel in Philippians 1:12-18a  
5\. Suffering and Mission in Philippians  
6\. The Mission of the Church in Philippians 2:12-18  
Conclusion  
Indexes

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Ware, James P.

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Preface

Abbreviations

Introduction

PART ONE: CONVERSION OF GENTILES IN ANCIENT JUDAISM

Chapter One: The Problem of Jewish Mission

Chapter Two: Conversion of Gentiles in Isaiah and Elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible

Chapter Three: Conversion of Gentiles and Interpretation of Isaiah in Second Temple Judaism

Conclusion to Part One

PART TWO: MISSION IN PHILIPPIANS

Chapter Four: The Progress of the Gospel in Philippians 1:12-18a

Chapter Five: Suffering and Mission in Philippians 1:18b-2:11

Chapter Six: The Mission of the Church in Philippians 2:12-18

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index of Modern Authors

Index of Biblical References

Index of Ancient Sources

Index of Selected Topics

Index of Selected Greek Words

Notes

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