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| Series Preface | |
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| Authors' Preface | |
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| Abbreviations | |
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| Introduction | |
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| A Biblical-Theological Approach | |
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| History, Literature and Theology | |
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| The Procedure Followed in This Work | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| The Old Testament | |
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| God's Creation and His Purpose for Humankind | |
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| The Fall of Humankind and the Spread of Sin | |
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| The Call for Abram and the Nations | |
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| Israel and the Exodus | |
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| The Davidic Kingship and 2 Samuel 7 | |
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| Jerusalem in the Purposes of God | |
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| The Restoration of Israel and the New Covenant | |
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| Jonah and Mission? | |
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| The Ministry of the Servant of Isaiah: Israel and the World | |
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| The Nations Within God's Plan in the Psalms | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| The Second-Temple Period | |
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| Mission and Second-Temple Judaism | |
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| Mission and Graeco-Roman Religion and Philosophy | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Mark | |
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| Introduction: The Character of Mark's Gospel - Mark 1:1-14 | |
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| Jesus' Ministry in Galilee - Mark 1:15--6:29 | |
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| Withdrawals from Galilee - Mark 6:30--8:26 | |
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| Final Ministry in Galilee, Judea and Perea - Mark 8:27--10:52 | |
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| From the Triumphal Entry to the Olivet Discourse - Mark 11-13 | |
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| Jesus' Passion and Resurrection - Mark 14--16 | |
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| Mark's Use of the Old Testament and Mission | |
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| Mission in Mark: An Appraisal | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Matthew | |
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| Genealogy, Infancy Narrative and Early Galilean Ministry: Jesus the Representative "Son" - Matthew 1--4 | |
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| The Sermon on the Mount: The Arrival of God's Kingdom - Matthew 5--7 | |
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| The Mission of the Twelve: "To the Lost Sheep of Israel" - Matthew 10 | |
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| Jesus' Ministry to Gentiles in Galilee and the Regions Beyond - Matthew 8:1--16:12 | |
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| Jesus' Ministry to His Disciples: The Formation of Jesus' Community and the Matthean Mountain Motif - Matthew 16:13--20:34 | |
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| Jesus' Final Parables and Discourses and the Passion Narrative: Increasing References to a Universal Mission and Geographical Symbolism - Matthew 21--27 | |
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| Jesus' Resurrection and the "Great Commission" - Matthew 28 | |
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| Mission in Matthew: Some Theological Soundings | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Luke-Acts | |
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| Luke's Prologue - Luke 1:1-4 | |
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| Jesus and the Centurion's Faith - Luke 7:1-10 | |
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| Jesus' Sending of the Twelve - Luke 9:1-6 | |
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| Jesus' Sending of the Seventy(-two) - Luke 10:1-24 | |
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| Gentiles Participate in the Messianic Banquet - Luke 13:28-30; 14:23-24 | |
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| The Rejection of Jesus by Jerusalem: His Passion and Death - Luke 19--23 | |
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| The Lukan Great Commission - Luke 24:44-49 | |
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| The Prologue to Acts - Acts 1:1-11 | |
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| Pentecost and the Gift of the Spirit - Acts 2:1-41 | |
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| The Pilgrimage of the Gentiles to Jerusalem? Witness in Jerusalem - Acts 3:1--8:1 | |
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| The Gospel Spreads to Judea and Samaria - Acts 8:4-40 | |
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| Paul's Conversion and Commission - Acts 9:1-31 | |
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| Cornelius and the Gentiles - Acts 10:1--11:18 | |
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| The Spread of the Gospel to Antioch - Acts 11:19-30 | |
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| Paul's First Missionary Journey - Acts 13:1--14:28 | |
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| The Council of Jerusalem - Acts 15:1-35 | |
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| Paul's Universal Mission and Testimony - Acts 15:36--20:38 | |
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| Paul's Arrest and Imprisonment - Acts 21--28 | |
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| The Conclusion: An Open-Ended Mission to the Jews and Gentiles - Acts 28:17-31 | |
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| Concluding Remarks | |
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| Paul | |
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| Paul's Uniqueness as a Missionary in the Ancient World | |
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| The Significance of His Encounter with the Risen Christ | |
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| Paul's Mission Within the Purposes of God | |
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| The Gospel Paul Preached | |
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| Fulfilling the Aims of His Missionary Apostleship: The Content of Paul's Ministry | |
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| Pau, the Apostle to the Gentiles, and Israel in God's Plan | |
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| The Place of Believers Within the Pauline Mission | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| John | |
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| Jesus' Mission | |
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| The Disciples' Mission | |
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| Implications | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| The General Epistles and Revelation | |
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| The Preservation of Orthodoxy in 2 Peter, Jude and 1--3 John | |
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| Adorning the Gospel in the Midst of Adversity: Hebrews, 1 Peter and Revelation | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Concluding Synthesis | |
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| Summary of Findings | |
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| Some Concluding Observations and Implications | |
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| Mission and the Final Gospel | |
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| Paul's Use of Euangelion | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index of Authors | |
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| Index of Scripture and Other Ancient References | |
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| Index of Subjects | |