Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction Kendell H. Easley Christopher W. Morgan xi
Abbreviations xv
1 God Walks with His People: Old Testament Foundations Paul R. House 1
2 The Church According to the Gospels Andreas J. Köstenberger 35
3 The Church in Acts and Revelation: New Testament Bookends Kendell H. Easley 65
4 The Church in the Pauline Epistles David S. Dockery 103
5 The Church in the General Epistles Ray F. Van Neste 123
6 The Church in History: Ecclesiological Ideals and Institutional Realities James A. Patterson 155
7 Beyond Mere Ecclesiology: The Church as God's New Covenant Community Stephen J. Wellum 183
8 The Church and God's Glory Christopher W. Morgan 213
9 The Church in the Mission of God Bruce Riley Ashfard 237
Selected Bibliography 261
Contributors 267
Name Index 269
Subject Index 273
Scripture Index 277