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| Named Person: | Jesus Christ |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Luke Timothy Johnson |
| ISBN: | 9780802803900 0802803903 |
| OCLC Number: | 704907790 |
| Description: | viii, 198 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | The literary shape of Luke-Acts -- The prophetic shape of Luke-Acts -- The character of the prophet -- The prophetic spirit -- The prophetic word -- Prophetic embodiment -- Prophetic enactment -- Prophetic witness. |
| Responsibility: | Luke Timothy Johnson. |
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I wish every church leader, lay and ordained, would use this book as the spine for a year-long study of the prophetic church. Why? Because Johnson supplies ample exegesis that is rich and resonant, solid and serious, and extremely well organized, making this book an ideal basis for sermons and Bible studies. Yet Johnson also shows us, with consummate clarity, how Luke-Acts 'speaks to the church in every age' by challenging Christians to embrace and embody four characteristics of a prophetic church prayer, itinerancy, servant leadership, and voluntary poverty. . . . An indispensable read for churches that want to intensify their prophetic character and for Christians who are eager to sharpen their prophetic edge.<br> John R. Levison<br>author of Filled with the Spirit <br>"Johnson reflects theologically with the evangelist on the nature of the church and its message, then and now, with the result that we find ourselves confronted with the radical nature of the gospel. Through these p Read more...
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- Bible. -- N.T. -- Luke -- Theology.
- Bible. -- N.T. -- Acts -- Theology.
- Prophecy -- Christianity -- Biblical teaching.
- Jesus Christ -- Prophetic office -- Biblical teaching.
- Church -- Biblical teaching.
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by kdelong updated 2011-11-22