"An earlier version of this work was first published in Spanish as Opresi©đn, pobreza y liberaci©đn : reflexiones b©Ưblicas, Coleci©đn CELEP (Miami : Editorial Caribe, 1982)"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references and index.

This work fills a large vacuum in biblical research and exposition. On the one hand it makes a serious, critical, and constructive contribution to the search for an adequate biblical theology on the problem of poverty. On the other hand, coming as it does from an evangelical perspective, it strengthens and at the same time corrects many of the opinions articulated within the various political liberation theologies that have sprung up in Latin America during the last fifteen years." Orlando E. Costas, Professor of Missiology and Director of the Hispanic Studies Program, Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary

An overview of the main trends and contributions to Christian thought of Third World theologies.

Repeats bible verse, John 3:16, "For God so loved the world" in nine languages.

Explores how Jesus Christ demonstrates the love of God in the stories, images, and practices of the New Testament.

God So Loved, He Gave places the practice of giving within the larger story of God's generosity. Here we discover how our participation in the overflow of divine giving is vitally connected to the Trinitarian nature of God, the unfolding drama of Scripture and ultimately the Gospel itself.