The power that puts mission forward in Acts 4

Authors

  • Marcelo E. C. Dias

Keywords:

Mission, Ats 4, Three Encounters, Conversion

Abstract

O ne of the most problematic issues regarding missiology is related to the shaping of the new converse engaged in Christian practice. Still during a vast period of time the factors that compound the structure of conversion has been one-sided, sometimes stressing cognitive acquisition and at the other side underlining mystical experiences. Starting from such problematic, this paper exposes the suggestion of the model of three encounters as central to the understanding the interplay of the factors which shapes the convert into a more engaged missionary way of life. Considering Peter and John experiences once found in Acts 4, one comes to the conclusion that Christian’s knowledge, loyalty, and experience supports each other into missiologic motion and shaping of the Christian convert.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

BOSCH, D. J. Transforming mission: paradigm shifts in theology of mission. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 1991. (American Society of Missiology Series, 16).

DOCKERY, D. S.; BUTLER, T. C.; CHURCH, C. L. 1992. Holman Bible

Handbook. Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992.

GANGEL, K. O. Acts. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1998. (Holman New Testament Commentary, 5).

HENDRIKSEN, W.; KISTEMAKER, S. 1953-2001. New Testament commentary: Exposition of the Acts of the Apostles. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1953-2001. (New Testament Commentary, 17).

HIEBERT, P. G. Transforming worldviews: an anthropological understanding of how people change. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2008.

HIRSCH, A. The forgotten ways: reactivating the missional church. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2006.

JAMIESON, R.; FAUSSET, A. R. A commentary, critical and explanatory, on the Old and New Testaments. Oak Harbor: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 1997.

KRAFT, C. H. Anthropology for christian witness. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 1996.

______. Appropriate christianity. Pasadena: William Carey Library, 2005.

______. What kind of encounters do we need in our christian witness?

Evangelical Missions Quarterly, July, 1991.ENEEL, J. V. Pentecost, mission and ecumenism: essays in intercultural theology. Berlin: Peter Lang, 1992.

MOREAU, A. S.; NETLAND, H. A.; VAN ENGEN, C. E.; BURNETT, D.

Evangelical dictionary of world missions. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2000. (Baker Reference Library).

MORGAN, C. W.; PETERSON, R. A. Faith comes by hearing: a response to

inclusivism. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2008.

OTT, C.; STRAUSS, S. J.; TENNENT, T. C. Encountering theology of mission: biblical foundations, historical developments, and contemporary issues. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2010. (Encountering Mission).

PAGE, T. E. The Acts of the Apostles. London: Macmillan, 1886.

POCOCK, M.; VAN RHEENEN, G.; MCCONNELL, D. The changing face of

world missions: engaging contemporary issues and trends. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2005. (Encountering Mission).

POLHILL, J. B. Acts. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2001. (Logos Library System; the New American Commentary, 26).

ROBERTSON, A. T. Word Pictures in the New Testament. Oak Harbor: Logos Research Systems, 1997.

TERRY, J. M.; SMITH, E. C.; ANDERSON, J. Missiology: an introduction to

the foundations, history, and strategies of world missions. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1998.

TIPPETT, A. The deep sea canoe: the story of third world missionaries in the South Pacific. Pasadena: William Carey Library, 1996.

WHITE, E. G. The Acts of the Apostles. Mountain View: Pacific Press, 1911.

Downloads

Published

2013-11-20

How to Cite

DIAS, M. E. C. The power that puts mission forward in Acts 4. Kerygma, Engenheiro coelho (SP), v. 9, n. 2, p. 97–110, 2013. Disponível em: https://revistas.unasp.edu.br/kerygma/article/view/84. Acesso em: 3 jul. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2013)

Section

Artigos

License

Authors who publish on Kerygma must agree to the following terms:

  1. Once accepted for publication, the copyright of articles is automatically transferred to Kerygma.
  2. All material used in the text that is copyrighted by third parties must be duly referenced.
  3. Authors must also retain the reproduction rights of images and tables in their material, if necessary.
  4. The authors guarantee that the submitted text is entirely their authorship and has not been submitted and/or published elsewhere.
  5. The opinions, ideas and concepts expressed in the texts are the sole responsibility of their authors and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Kerygma;
  6. The editors reserve the right to make textual adjustments and adapt to the publication's norms.
  7. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication, with the work simultaneously licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International, which allows sharing of the work with acknowledgment of authorship and initial publication in this journal. This license allows others to remix, adapt, and build upon your work non-commercially, as long as they give proper credit to you and their new works are not used for commercial purposes. However, users are not required to license those derivative works under the same terms.
  8. The authors agree with the free reproduction of their material by Kerygma, which may adapt, modify, condense, summarize, reduce, compile, expand, alter, mix with other content, include images, graphics, digital objects, infographics and hyperlinks, illustrate, diagram, divide, update, translate and carry out any other transformations, requiring the participation or express authorization of the authors.
  9. The authors agree that Kerygma can distribute the articles through cable, fiber optics, satellite, airwaves or any other system that allows access to the user at a specific time and place, either by free channels or by systems that import payment. Kerygma may also include work in a physical or virtual database, archiving in printed format, storing on a computer, in a cloud system, microfilming and other current forms of archiving or that may still be developed, with or without profit.
  10. Authors are permitted to enter into separate, additional agreements for the non-exclusive distribution of the published version of the work in this journal (e.g., publishing it in an institutional repository or as a book chapter), with acknowledgment in the new publication of its initial publication in this journal.
  11. Kerygma owns the rights to all works published by it. The full reproduction of these texts in other publications, for any other purpose, by any means, requires written authorization from the publisher. The same goes for partial reproductions, such as summary, abstract, portions with more than 500 words of the text, tables, figures, illustrations, etc.
  12. Authors are granted permission and encouraged to publish and distribute their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their personal websites) at any point before or during the editorial process. This is because it can lead to productive alterations and increase the impact and citation of the published work. (See "The effect of open access and downloads ('hits') on citation impact: a bibliography of studies.")