The Use of the Old Testament in a Wesleyan Theology of Mission

by Gordon L. Snider

Overview

Since the inception of Wesleyan theology, thousands of men and women have engaged in domestic and international missions. But why did they go? Why do they continue to go today? In The Use of the Old Testament in a Wesleyan Theology of Mission, Gordon Snider examines the Wesleyan understanding of mission in light of the Old Testament. What theology from God's Old Covenant gave Wesleyans their drive to impact the nations, and how did it shape their missional strategies? The reader will discover why Wesleyan Christians go into the world and gain a deeper understanding of missions by exploring The Use of the Old Testament in a Wesleyan Theology of Mission.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781498201100
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	11/10/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Gordon L. Snider is the lead editor for Herald&Banner Press and also a professor at Kansas Christian College, both in Overland Park, Kansas.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations vi

Abstract vii

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

Section I Toward a Wesleyan Theology of Mission-The Perspective of Founders of the Missionary Society of 1813

1 The Perspectives of Thomas Coke and Jabez Bunting 15

2 Adam Clarke: Methodism's First Old Testament Scholar 52

3 Richard Watson: Theologian and Mission Motivator 82

Section II Toward a Wesleyan Theology of Mission-The Perspective of the Methodist Episcopal Church

4 The Methodist Episcopal Church, Controversies, and the Perspective of Nathan Bangs 111

5 Daniel Whedon's Old Testament Commentary 142

6 The Missionary Message of the Bible by Edmund F. Cook 180

Section III Toward a Weslevan Theology of Mission-The Perspective of the Wesleyan Holiness Movements

7 Wesleyan Holiness Denominational Leaders 201

8 Wesleyan Holiness Inter-denominational Mission Leaders 237

9 Holiness and Missions Susan N. Fitkin 275

Conclusion 290

Bibliography 299

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"This book effectively demonstrates that the Old Testament was widely used by key writers in the Wesleyan tradition in shaping their theologies of mission and promotion of overseas missionary activity."
—Geordan Hammond, author, Co-director of the Manchester Wesley Research Centre, Senior Research Fellow in Church History and Wesley Studies, Nazarene Theological College, Manchester, UK

"This is a groundbreaking study. The subject of how Wesleyans used the Old Testament to construct theologies of mission has never been examined in detail before. Gordon Snider has undertaken this task in a thorough and convincing way. His work sheds fresh and important light on the history of world mission."
—Ian Randall, Research Associate, Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide

Editorial Reviews

"This book effectively demonstrates that the Old Testament was widely used by key writers in the Wesleyan tradition in shaping their theologies of mission and promotion of overseas missionary activity."
—Geordan Hammond, author, Co-director of the Manchester Wesley Research Centre, Senior Research Fellow in Church History and Wesley Studies, Nazarene Theological College, Manchester, UK

"This is a groundbreaking study. The subject of how Wesleyans used the Old Testament to construct theologies of mission has never been examined in detail before. Gordon Snider has undertaken this task in a thorough and convincing way. His work sheds fresh and important light on the history of world mission."
—Ian Randall, Research Associate, Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide

From the Publisher

Snider’s analysis of Wesleyans’ quest for an Old Testament Great Commission mandate is highly commendable… The book [is] a profound analysis of Wesleyans’ use of Old Testament texts towards successful world mission.

George Walters-Sleyon