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Augsburg Fortress Publishers
- Acts of the Apostles
- Book
- 1988
- Published by: Augsburg Fortress Publishers
- Series: Hermeneia: A Critical and Historical Commentary on the Bible
summary
The Acts of the Apostles joins the Gospel of Luke with the ministry of Paul. Renowned New Testament scholar Richard I. Pervo shows how this masterful storyteller worked his magic, drawing on first-century literary techniques of narration and characterization. Luke's literary skills did not prevent scribes from re-writing his masterwork, however, the textual tradition of Acts is among the most intriguing of the documents of the New Testament, and is a focus here.
Elegantly written, Pervo's commentary provides a compelling interpretation of Acts in the context of Hellenistic literature and the emerging Christian movement, Readers will rediscover the "profit with delight" that was the ideal of ancient story-tellers.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page
- pp. i-vi
- Reference Codes
- pp. xv-xxv
- Editor’s Note
- p. xxvi
- Introduction
- pp. xxvii-xlviii
- Commentary: Acts of the Apostles
- Dedication, Proem (1:1–2)
- pp. 3-4
- The Miracle at Pentecost (2:1–13)
- pp. 13-17
- The Pentecost Sermon (2:14–36)
- pp. 18-21
- Peter Heals a Lame Man (3:1–10)
- pp. 25-26
- Peter’s Speech (3:11–26)
- pp. 27-30
- Ananias and Sapphira (5:1–11)
- pp. 37-38
- The Attack on Stephen (6:8–7:1)
- pp. 47-48
- The First Missionary Journey [13-14]
- pp. 98-122
- The Great Missionary Journey [15:36-21:26]
- pp. 123-230
- Appendices
- pp. 231-242
- Bibliography
- pp. 243-250
- Designer’s Notes
- pp. 286-288
Additional Information
ISBN
9781506421322
Related ISBN(s)
9780800660185
MARC Record
OCLC
966768168
Pages
288
Launched on MUSE
2017-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No