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by Perry J. Hubbard (Author)
More and more, the world is becoming multi-ethnic and multi-religious. Wherever you live, you are coming in contact with people of other ethnic and religious backgrounds. We need to understand how to communicate with them. John wrote his gospel when he was living in Ephesus, a city with a multi-ethic and multi-religious society. People from all over the empire came to Ephesus because it was the political, social and economic center for this region. As a result, the religious beliefs and philosophies of many regions were brought to Ephesus. The chosen format for this material is to study a passage from the book of John and ask the question, "why did John include this story, information or dialogue?" By asking this question we are able to think about who John was talking to, the kind of issues he dealt with in that setting and what John had to say about Jesus Christ and his belief in Jesus.
Author Biography
Dr. Perry J Hubbard and his wife Nancy have been missionaries with Global Partners for 26 years. He has served as the Director of two Bible schools in Sierra Leone and Papua New Guinea. He is currently serving as the Director of the Wesleyan Bible Institute in Panama and as Director of Training for Missions for JIBACAM, the national missions board of the Iberoamerican area of the Wesleyan Church. He has presented seminars on missions in over 25 countries throughout Iberoamerica and the Caribbean. Dr. Hubbard received his MATS and MDiv from Bethel Theological Seminary in St. Paul, MN, and his DMin in Missiology from Trinity International University in Deerfield, IL
