BV2073.B43

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1 The Noachide covenant and Christian mission Perry B. Yoder 3 2 God's reign and the missional impulse of the Psalms Gordon H. Matties 19 3 Isaiah 2:2-5 and Micah 4:1-4: Learning the ways of the God of Jacob Wilma Ann Bailey 53 4 Light to the nations in Isaiah's servant songs Ivan Friesen 65 5 Will Jonah be saved? Douglas B. Miller 77 6 Peace as the visionary mission of God's reign Ben C. Ollenburger 99 NEW TESTAMENT ESSAYS 7 As sheep in the midst of wolves: Mission and peace in the Gospel of Matthew Dorothy Jean Weaver 125 8 Shalom for shepherds: An audience- oriented critical analysis of Luke 2:8-14 Gary Yamasaki 147 9 Peace and mission in John's Gospel: Jesus and the Samaritan woman (John 4) Willard M. Swartley 163 10 "Reconciled to God through the death of his Son": A mission of peace- making in Romans 5:1-11 Reta Halteman Finger 185 11 The new has come: An exegetical and theological discussion of 2 Corinthians 5:11-6:10 Jacob W. Elias 199 12 "For he is our peace": Ephesians 2:11-22 Tom Yoder Neufeld 217 13 Reign of God, mission, and peace in 1 Peter Erland Waltner 237 14 Leaning toward consummation: Mission and peace in the rhetoric of Revelation Loren L. Johns 251

These essays by biblical scholars show that friction in the church between evangelism and peace activism is neither helpful nor biblical: mission and peace are inseparable throughout the biblical canon. Those who seek Gods reign are called to proclaim the gospel of peace.