Beschreibung:
James D. G. Dunn is Emeritus Lightfoot Professor of Divinity at the University of Durham, England. He is the author of The Christ and the Spirit, Jesus and the Spirit, and The Theology of Paul the Apostle and the editor of Jews and Christians.
The latest book in the successful Understanding Jesus Today series. Dunn explores the original meaning of discipleship in the early Church and then discusses what discipleship should mean for Christians today.
Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The call of the kingdom; 3. Good news for the poor; 4. The boundary breaker; 5. Would Jesus have been disappointed with the church?; 6. Concluding reflections; Selected bibliography; Questions for discussion; Index.