Acts of the Apostles

Name: Acts of the Apostles
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ISBN: 9780814659687

ISBN-10: 0814659683

ISBN-13: 9780814659687

Edition: 2006

Authors: Luke Timothy Johnson, Daniel J. Harrington

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The Acts of the Apostles is the second volume in the two-part writing scholars call Luke-Acts. It continues the story begun in the Gospel of Luke, showing how the Good News offered by Jesus was eventually extended "to the end of the earth," so that Gentiles as well as Jews came to share in the blessings of God. This commentary treats Luke-Acts as an apologetic history. It takes with equal seriousness Luke's literary artistry and his historical interests, fitting his methods comfortably within the ancient standards of historiography. This perspective illustrates in particular that Luke's historical narrative serves a definite religious intent. Tracing that intent through the specific…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Publication date: 8/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 586
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.37" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English

LUKE TIMOTHY JOHNSON, a former Benedictine monk, is the Robert W. Woodruff Professor of New Testament at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University. He is the author of several books, includingThe Real JesusandLiving Jesus, as well as two Anchor Bible Commentaries,The Letters of JamesandI & II Timothy.