Reading Acts: A Literary and Theological Commentary on the Acts of the ApostlesAnswers to the usual introductory questions do not yield sufficient harvest to enable an intelligent reading of Acts. The approach of Reading Acts is to ask how ancient Mediterranean auditors would have heard Acts when it was read in their presence. To be successful Talbert divides this approach into two parts- how Acts would have been heard in its precanonical context and in its canonical context. |
Contents
Receiving and Preparing for Mission Acts | 1 |
Phase One Acts 211225 | 23 |
Phase Two Acts 1312831 | 115 |
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Reading Acts: A Literary and Theological Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles Charles H. Talbert No preview available - 1997 |
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Agrippa ancient Antioch Apollonius Apology apostles ascension baptized Barnabas believe biography Christ Christians Church History Claudius Clement of Alexandria context conversion death Dio Cassius Dio Chrysostom Diogenes Diogenes Laertius disciples divine plan echoes Ephesus Epistle eunuch Eusebius example Exod Felix Festus follows fulfillment functions Gattung Gentiles God's gospel Greek hand healing Herod historicity of Acts Holy Spirit Israel Jerusalem Jewish Jews John Josephus Judaism Judas Judea Justin Lord Lucian Lukan Luke Luke-Acts Luke's Macc magic magician Mediterranean antiquity Messiah Messianists miracle mission missionary Moses narrative of Acts pagan pattern Paul Paul's Pentecost Peter Philo philosophical Philostratus Plutarch Polybius prayer preaching prophecy prophets repentance resurrection risen Jesus Roman Rome rulers Sadducees Sanhedrin Saul says scene Scriptures speaks speech Stephen story Suetonius synagogue Tacitus Talbert tells temple Testament Thess thought unit tion tradition tribune Twelve Verses vision witness word worship