Jesus and the Origins of the Gentile Mission

by Michael F. Bird

Bird argues that Jesus was attempting to achieve and enact the restoration of Israel, and in continuity with other strands of Jewish belief, Jesus conceived of the restoration of Israel as resulting in the salvation of the gentiles.

Jesus' mission was Israel-centric, but he espoused a view of restoration that was indebted to certain strands of Israel's sacred traditions where the gentiles are implicit beneficiaries of Israel's salvation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567044734
• ISBN13: 9780567044730
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"