Heralds and Community

This book is part of the ongoing debate about Pauls understanding of the relationship between his own mission and the churchs. While this study endorses some previous scholarship on Pauls silence about the churchs proactive evangelism in his letters, it argues that explanations for such silence cannot be adequately made from exegetical conclusions on related texts alone. Rather, this study suggests that constructing a plausible conception of mission as understood by Paul, influenced by the impact of the Jesus-tradition and Jewish restoration eschatology, is essential for explaining Pauls thinking. Dr Kang proposes that Pauls silence regarding congregational evangelism is due to his unique two-pronged conception of mission one being the event of eschatological heralds, the other being the event of eschatological community.