Biblical Perspectives on Evangelism

In this timely and provocative work Walter Brueggemann applies his experience and skills in the area of biblical interpretation to the theme of evangelism. He argues for the importance of considering afresh how the Bible itself thinks and speaks about evangelism how it enacts the dramatic claims of the good news.Brueggemann here describes evangelism as a drama in three scenes concerning (1) God''s victory over the forces of chaos and death (2) the announcement of that victory and (3) its appropriation by those who hear the announcement. This same dramatic sequence as he shows is many time re-enacted in the Bible; the times and circumstances of the re-enactment may differ but the essential message as well as the structure of its presentation remains the same.