| May 28, 2015 |
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In this study of Romans 11, Craig Keener addresses how Gentile followers of Jesus have been grafted into the heritage of God’s people and how they are called to honor the Jewish people.
“The Blessings and Mission of Those Grafted In”
This is chapter 11 from the book, Unity: Awakening the One New Man (Drawbaugh Publishing Group, 2014), edited by Robert F. Wolff.
“When Jew and Gentile come together as one new man, the Lord releases blessings and power that will forever change humanity’s destiny.”
Further Reading:
Read chapter 1, “Allowing the Spirit to Refocus Our Identity,” by Jack Hayford
Read chapter 2, “The One New Man in John 17,” by Raleigh B. Washington.
Read chapter 3, “Discovering the Purpose of Our Identity as One New Man,” by Mitch Glaser.
Read chapter 9, “Israel and the Tsunami of World Revival,” by Peter Tsukahira.
Michael Brown interviews Coach McCartney, Raleigh Washington, Craig Keener, and other authors of Awakening the One New Man (Destiny Image, 2011). This August 18, 2011 radio interview is over 90 minutes in length.
Preview an earlier edition of the book: Awakening the One New Man (Destiny Image, 2011) https://books.google.com/books?id=DrZrFyyHwXAC
Tags: blessings, craig, grafted, keener, mission
Category: Biblical Studies, Spring 2015
About the Author: Craig S. Keener, Ph.D. (Duke University), is F. M. and Ada Thompson Professor of Biblical Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. He is author of many books, including Miracles: The Credibility of the New Testament Accounts (Baker Academic, 2011), the bestselling IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament, The Historical Jesus of the Gospels, Gift and Giver: The Holy Spirit for Today, and commentaries on Acts, Matthew, John, Romans, 1-2 Corinthians, and Revelation. In addition to having authored about 150 academic articles, several booklets and roughly 200 popular-level articles, Craig is is the New Testament editor (and author of most New Testament notes) for the The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. He is married to Dr. Médine Moussounga Keener, who is from the Republic of Congo, and together they have worked for ethnic reconciliation in North America and Africa. Craig and Médine wrote Impossible Love: The True Story of an African Civil War, Miracles and Hope against All Odds (Chosen, 2016) to share their story. In 2020 Craig was president of the Evangelical Theological Society. He is ordained with the Assemblies of God. His YouTube channel is: CraigKeenerPhD; his blog site is CraigKeener.com. Twitter: @keener_craig.