Recent developments in the literary, historical and theological understanding of the book of Acts demand a new introduction to help students and pastors interpret this text for today. Osvaldo Padilla has written an accessible textbook exploring questions of authorship, genre, history, theology and interpretation.
Acts is the sequel to Luke's gospel and tells the story of Jesus's followers during the 30 years after his death.
The Acts of the Apostles was one of the last books written by Ellen G. White. It was published a few years before her death. It is one of the most illuminating volumes that came from her prolific pen.
New Testament historian and author of "Jesus After 2000 Years" examines each individual section of Acts to detect whatever tradition may lie behind it, offering a reasoned judgment on the historical value of every event and action described ...
This volume also includes Basic Standards for Readiness for the formation of permanent deacons in the United States, from the bishops' Committee on the Diaconate, and the committee document Visit of Consultation Teams to Diocesan Permanent ...
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He then considers the kind of history writing that we find in the narrative of Acts, delineates the book's theological teaching, and offers bibliographic comments on sources and selected studies, including work published between 1996 and ...
The book of Acts is a remarkable fusion of the historical and theological, and its account of the early church has fascinated theologians and biblical scholars for centuries. Just who...
Note: This is a revised edition of the original Devoted Publishing edition. The text hasn't changed just some formatting and footnote layouts have been altered.
Recueil Lucien Cerfaux . Biblioteca Ephemeridum Theologicarum Lovaniensium VIIVIII . Gembloux : J. Duculot , 1954 , 63-103 . Dupont , J. " Community of Goods in the Early Church . " Salvation of the Gentiles . Trans . J. Keating .