The Storyteller's Companion to the Bible Volume 12 Acts of the Apostles - Softcover

Williams, Michael E.; Smith, Dennis E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0687082498 ISBN 13: 9780687082490

Publisher: Abingdon Press, 1999

Synopsis

The stories in the Acts of the Apostles have been revered throughout Chrisitan history as a resource about the origins of the church and the triumph of the faith in the face of oppoosition. The author of Acts was a skilled storyteller who used the models of popular storytelling of the day to make a compelling, inspirational account and an example for us of the power of storytelling in presenting the Christian message. From the descent of the Spirit upon the waiting disciples at Pentecost to the dramatic account of Paul's shipwreck while en route to Rome to stand trial, retellings of the biblical story are woven into commentary on the text to provide an illuminating portrait of the early church's struggle for an unfettered gospel.

About this title

About the Authors

Michael E. Williams is senior pastor at West End United Methodist Church in Nashville, Tennessee. He is the author of numerous articles, stories, poems, and books and is general editor of The Storyteller’s Companion to the Bible series. A frequent guest-speaker and workshop leader at regional, national, and international events, Dr. Williams has been a featured storyteller at the National Storytelling Festival and has taught at the National Institutes of Storytelling.

Dennis E. Smith is Professor of New Testament at Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and author of From Symposium to Eucharist: The Banquet in the New Testament World, and other books and articles.

Edition details

• Publisher: Abingdon Press
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0687082498
• ISBN 13: 9780687082490
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208