Week 9--Bevans Chapter 9: The Countercultural Model

This model might require a definition of the Gospel that’s too inflexible. If the Gospel is to be conceived in opposition to culture right out of the gate, a well-defined version of the Gospel is needed. But this is difficult because of what we’ve learned throughout the course in some of our other readings. Although there are certain core elements of the Gospel, there’s still a lot about it that’s highly interpretive. In many ways we’ve seen how different cultures make use of the Gospel and emphasize certain parts over others.