The Mission of the Early Church to Jews and Gentiles

This volume is based on a symposium held at the School of Mission and Theology in Stavanger, Norway, in 1998 on 'The Mission of the Early Church to Jews and Gentiles'.
Four authors discuss the question of the mission to the Jewish people with particular regard to the gospel of Matthew and the Great Commission. Further papers address different phases and aspects of early mission. Finally the volume contains four essays relating to the Acts of the Apostles and to the Pauline letters.Jostein Ådna / Hans Kvalbein: Introduction
I. The Gospel of Matthew and the great commission
Peter Stuhlmacher: Matt 28:16-20 and the Course of Mission in the Apostolic and Postapostolic Age - Hans Kvalbein: Has Matthew abandoned the Jews? A Contribution to a Disputed Issue in Recent Scholarship - Ulrich Luz: Has Matthew abandoned the Jews? A Response to Hans Kvalbein and Peter Stuhlmacher concerning Matt 28:16-20 - Oskar Skarsaune: The Mission to the Jews. A Closed Chapter? Some Patristic Reflections concerning 'the Great Commission'
II. The Acts of the Apostles
James M. Scott: Acts 2:9-11 as an Anticipation of the Mission to the Nations - Jostein Ådna: James' Position at the Summit Meeting of the Apostles and the Elders in Jerusalem (Acts 15)
III. Paul on Mission and Suffering
Scott J. Hafemann: The Role of Suffering in the Mission of Paul - Hanna Stettler: An Interpretation of Colossians 1:24 in the Framework of Paul's Mission Theology
IV. Historical Contributions
Rainer Riesner: A Pre-christian Jewish Mission? - I. Howard Marshall: Who were the Evangelists? - Reidar Hvalvik: In Word and Deed. The Expansion of the Church in the pre-Constantinian Era