Reading and Understanding the Acts of the Apostles, the New Testament Letters, and the Book of Revelation

Reading and Understanding the Acts of the Apostles, the New Testament Letters, and the Book of Revelation is the third volume of a three part series written for anyone who is interested in acquiring basic knowledge and understanding of the Bible, the book that is the foundation of Western and Middles Eastern Civilizations. The first volume is titled Reading and Understanding the Old Testament: The Foundation of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The second volume is Reading and Understanding the Gospels: Who Jesus Is, What He Teaches, and the Beginning of Christianity. This third volume covers the acts of the apostles, the New Testament letters, and the book of Revelation, which Christians say are the writings of Peter, Paul, James, and John. This volume, like the others, uses scholarship in a practical manner, moving chapter by chapter through each letter using the actual verses as it explains clearly their basic meaning for people in ancient time and our time today. The reader will experience and get a complete sense of the content and meaning of these writings that Christians call their inspired writings. Like the first two volumes the author integrates the historical and the literary with the theological in order to highlight the meaning of each letter. Once again, the author has taken a difficult subject, made it easy reading, and filled it with challenging insights. This book is strongly recommended not just for Christians but for those who are interested in knowing what the first Christians taught and how they applied those teachings.

THOMAS LANE taught Scripture, Theology, and Religious Studies for over thirty years. He has taught at Penn State University-Altoona, Mt. Aloysius College (PA), St. Francis University (PA), Northeastern Christian College (PA), and currently at the State College of Florida. His ecumenical spirit over a forty year period has led him to work with the Roman Catholic Church, the United Church of Christ, and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). He has the PhD and the DMin with specialities in Biblical Studies and Comparative Christian Theology.