{"product_id":"the-earliest-christian-mission-to-all-nations-in-the-light-of-matthews-gospel-9780802846532","title":"The Earliest Christian Mission to 'All Nations' in the Light of Matthew's Gospel","description":"\u003cb\u003eTheological Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"The origins of Christian mission to Gentiles are uncertain on account of a shortage of sources and some unclarity about first-century Jewish attitudes to proselytizing. . . LaGrand tackles the questions through a comprehensive analysis of Matthew's gospel set in the context of Jewish writings and attitudes. He works with conceptual sophistication, historical and exegetical acumen, and familiarity with the generation of scholarly literature previous to 1990.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eInternational Bulletin of Missionary Research\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"LaGrand's thesis is sound and represents a welcome corrective to recent Matthean scholarship, which has been focused on the 'Matthean community' and has largely denied the Great Commission's authenticity.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eReformed Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A readable work that will be of interest to both students of the Gospel of Matthew and to missiologists.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMissionalia\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"This book is an important and extensive tool dealing with Matthew's understanding of mission.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802846532\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.02w x 0.65d","brand":"James LaGrand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52571124957365,"sku":"9780802846532","price":33.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-earliest-christian-mission-to-all-nations-in-the-light-of-matthews-gospel-9780802846532","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}