The Jesus Documents

Alan Tippett’s publications played a significant role in the development of missiology.

The volumes in this series augment his distinguished reputation by bringing to light

his many unpublished materials and hard-to-locate printed articles. These books—

encompassing theology, anthropology, history, area studies, religion, and ethnohistory—

broaden the contours of the discipline.

Throughout The Jesus Documents, Alan Tippett’s distinguished skills in missiology

and anthropology demonstrate that biblical studies and cultural anthropology are

disciplines that must be integrated for holistic biblical understanding. Tippett opens

our eyes to the intentional missional nature of all four gospels, showing that they

“were the fruit of the Christian mission itself, the proof that the apostles obeyed the

Great Commission” as they “worked out their techniques for cross-cultural missionary

communication” with cultural sensitivity.