Beautiful upon the mountains : biblical essays on mission, peace, and the reign of God / edited by Mary H. Schertz and Ivan Friesen. - Elkhart, Ind. : Scottdale, Pa. : Institute of Mennonite Studies ; Herald Press, c2003. - xvii, 268 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Studies in peace and scripture ; 7 . - Studies in peace and scripture; v. 7. .

Includes bibliographical references.

The Noachide covenant and Christian mission / Perry B. Yoder -- God's reign and the missional impulse of the Psalms / Gordon H. Matties -- Isaiah 2:2-5 and Micah 4:1-4 : learning the ways of the God of Jacob / Wilma Ann Bailey -- Light to the nations in Isaiah's servant songs / Ivan Friesen -- Will Jonah be saved? / Douglas B. Miller -- Peace as the visionary mission of God's reign : Zechariah 1-8 / Ben C. Ollenburger -- As sheep in the midst of wolves : mission and peace in the Gospel of Matthew / Dorothy Jean Weaver -- Shalom for shepherds : an audience-oriented critical analysis of Luke 2:8-14 / Gary Yamasaki -- Peace and mission in John's Gospel : Jesus and the Samaritan woman (John 4) / Willard M. Swartley -- Reconciled to God through the death of his son : a mission of peace-making in Romans 5:1-11 / Reta Halteman Finger -- The new has come! : an exegetical and theological discussion of 2 Corinthians 5:11-6:10 / Jacob W. Elias -- For He is our peace : Ephesians 2:11-22 / Tom Yoder Neufeld -- Reign of God, mission, and peace in 1 Peter / Erland Waltner -- Leaning toward consummation : mission and peace in the rhetoric of Revelation / Loren L. Johns.

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Missions--Biblical teaching.
Peace--Biblical teaching.

BV 2073 / .B43 2003