"Most of the essays ... had their origin in a one-day colloquium entitled 'The gospel and the land,' held at the Laidloaw-Carey Fraduate School in Auckland, New Zealand, on July 9, 2009."--P. ix.

Bibliography : p. 167-178.

Introduction / Peter Walker -- From promised land to reconciled cosmos : Paul's translation of "worldview," "worldstory" and "worldperson" / Mark Strom -- Paul's answer to the threats of Jerusalem and Rome (Phil 3) / Mark Keown -- "Here we have no lasting city" (Heb 13:14) : the promised land in the letter of Hebrews / Philip Church -- The kingdom of God and the land : the New Testament fulfillment of an Old Testament theme / Alistair Donaldson -- "Exile away from his land" : is landlessness the ultimate punishment in Amos? / Tim Bulkeley -- A "fifth gospel" less torn and more legible? : on recent attempts to retrieve Herodian Galilee / Bob Robinson -- The Old Testament : friend or foe of Palestinian Christians? : exploring the insights of Palestinian theologian Naim Ateek / Gordon Stewart -- Evangelical social conscience and the challenge of Christian Zionism / Stephen Tollestrup -- When land is layered : Jacob in conversation with colonizer (James Cook) and colonized (the horeta te taniwha) / Steve Taylor -- "God has by no means rejected his people" (Rom 11:1) : a response to the accusation of "replacement theology" / Philip Church -- The gospel and the land of promise / Tim Meadowcroft.