Dr. John Easter on Bible and Theology

Dr John Easter joins us today to continue our discussions on the AGWM competencies and their contextualization in Africa.

Selected Text Resources

Bible-Theology

Bartholomew, Craig G and Goheen, Michael. The Drama of Scripture: Finding our Place in the Biblical Story. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2004.

Bauckham, Richard. Bible and Mission: Christian Witness in a Postmodern World. 

Grand Rapids: Baker Academic. 2003.

Fee, Gordon D. and Douglas Stuart. How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth. Grand 

Rapids: Zondervan. 2014.

Flemming, Dean. Contextualization in the New Testament: Patterns for Theology and Mission. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2005. 

Goldsworthy, Graeme. Christ-Centered Biblical Theology: Hermeneutical 

Foundations and Principles. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2012. 

_____. Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture. Eerdmans Publishing, 

2000.

_____. The Goldsworthy Trilogy: Gospel and Kindom, Gospel and 

Wisdom, and the Gospel in Revelation. UK: Paternoster Press, 2000.

Goheen, Michael W. A Light to the Nations: The Missional Church and the Biblical 

Story. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2011.

Goheen, Michael W. and Bartholomew, Craig G. Living at the Crossroads: An 

Introduction to Christian Worldview. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2008.

Kaiser Jr, Walter C. Recovering the Unity of the Bible: One Continuous Story, Plan, 

and Purpose. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009.

McNight, Scot. The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible. Grand 

Rapids: Zondervan. 2016.

Newbigin, Lesslie: Foolishness to the Greeks: The Gospel and Western Culture. 

Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing, 1986.

______. The Gospel in a Pluralistic Society. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing, 

1989.

Richards, E. Randolf and O’Brien, Brandon J. Misreading Scripture with Western 

Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understanding the Bible. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2012.

Wright, Christopher J.H. The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bibles Grand 

Narrative. Downers Grove: IVP Academic. 2006.

______. The Mission of God’s People: A Biblical Theology of the Church’s Mission 

(Biblical Theology for Life). Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010.