Urban mission: Paul’s missionary atitudes in Athens

Authors

  • Érico Tadeu Xavier

Keywords:

Paul, Athens, Attitudes, Mission.

Abstract

Considering Paul’s missionary strategies, this article aims to introduce eight of Paul’s missionary attitudes that characterized his speech in Athens in Acts 17. The issues presented by Paul include observation, the zeal for God’s will, respect the belief of others, concern for the salvation of the people, the contextualization of the Gospel, the knowledge of God’s Word. The results of Paul’s preaching, as well as Christians today, should be left to the Holy Spirit, however, the church must not fail to carry out their missionary task, using all the means necessary for the expansion of the gospel, regardless the results that may be preaching.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

BARRO, J. H. De cidade em cidade. Londrina: Descoberta, 2002.

CHAMPLIN, R. N. O novo testamento interpretado versículo por versículo. São Paulo: Editora e Distribuidora Candeia, 1995. v. 3.

GREENWAY, R. S. O desafio das cidades: Perspectivas no movimento cristão mundial. São Paulo: Editora Vida Nova, 2009.

HATZENBERGER, D. História da igreja. 2012. Disponível em:

ly/18l6pLt>. Acesso em: 07 ago. 2013.

HUGHES, R. K. Atos: a igreja em chamas. Pregação da Palabra. Wheaton.: Crossway Books, 1996.

MARSHALL, I. H. Atos: introdução e comentário. São Paulo: Editora Mundo Cristão, 1991.

OLIVEIRA, L. A. B. Pesquisas SEPAL. As cidades são o principal campo missionário do século XXI. 2012. Disponível em: <http://bit.ly/1b5Thw1>. Acesso em: 7 ago. 2013.

PEARLMAN, M. Atos: e a igreja se fez missões. Rio de Janeiro: Casa Publicadora das Assembleias de Deus, 1995.

PFEIFFER, C. F.; HARRISON, E. F. Comentário bíblico Moody. São Paulo:

Imprensa Batista Regular, 1984. v. 4.

REIS, G. Paradigmas missiológicos no novo testamento. 2006. Disponível em:<http://bit.ly/1hUXOFu>. Acesso em: 7 ago. 2013.

STERN, D. H. Comentário judaico do novo testamento. Belo Horizonte:

Editora Atos, 2007.

STOTT, J. A mensagem de Atos: até os confins da terra. São Paulo: Editora ABU, 2008.

VELOSO, M. Atos: contando a história da igreja apostólica. Tatuí, SP: Casa Publicadora Brasileira, 2010. (Comentário Bíblico Homilético).

WHITE, E. G. Atos dos apóstolos. Tatuí: Casa Publicadora Brasileira, 2007.

Downloads

Published

2013-11-28

How to Cite

XAVIER, Érico T. Urban mission: Paul’s missionary atitudes in Athens. Kerygma, Engenheiro Coelho, SP, v. 9, n. 2, p. 111–126, 2013. Disponível em: https://unasp.emnuvens.com.br/kerygma/article/view/85. Acesso em: 1 feb. 2026.

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2013)

Section

Artigos

License

Copyright Statement

In summary, authors who publish in Kerygma must agree that:

  1. Once accepted for publication, the copyright of the articles is transferred to Kerygma.

  2. All third-party materials used in the text must be properly referenced.

  3. Authors must hold the rights or permissions for the use of images, tables, and other graphic materials.

  4. Authors guarantee that the submitted manuscript is original, of their own authorship, and has not been submitted or published elsewhere.

  5. The opinions and ideas expressed in the texts are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the journal.

  6. The editors reserve the right to make textual revisions and adjustments in accordance with the journal’s editorial standards.

  7. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication, with the work licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

  8. Authors authorize the reproduction and adaptation of the material by Kerygma, with the authors’ participation or express authorization when required.

  9. The journal may distribute, store, archive, and make the articles available through any physical or digital means, whether free of charge or paid.

  10. Authors may enter into separate agreements for the non-exclusive distribution of the published version of the work, provided that the original publication in Kerygma is acknowledged.

  11. Full or partial reproduction of the texts in other publications requires prior written authorization from the editor.

  12. Authors are permitted and encouraged to publish and distribute their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or personal webpages) before or during the editorial process, as this may increase the visibility and citation impact of the published work.