What Are They Saying about Acts?

Powell, Mark Allen

ISBN 10: 0809132796 / ISBN 13: 9780809132799

Published by Paulist Press, 1991

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Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: What Are They Saying about Acts?
• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0809132796
• ISBN 13: 9780809132799
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 0.441 pounds

About this title

Synopsis

What Are They Saying About Acts? offers a basic study of contemporary scholarship regarding the Book of Acts. Author Mark Allan Powell surveys selected works and focuses on offering clear explanations of trends and representative positions held by scholars today.

Acts is one of the most important books of the New Testament. The theological teaching of the book of Acts on such topics as the role of the Spirit and the mission of the Church is essential for any discussion of Christian beliefs and practice. With each chapter, Powell offers a breakdown of the book of Acts into terms which are easily understood. The first few chapters determine how Acts is to be interpreted, its relationship to Luke's Gospel, the literary genre to which it should be assigned and its specific purposes. Then, basic questions are considered regarding the composition of Acts, who wrote it and what sources were used. The remaining chapters focus on three different perspectives from which Acts is sometimes interpreted: major redaction criticisms, more recent approaches, and the outlining of current scholarly opinion on the theology of Acts.

WHAT ARE THEY SAYING ABOUT ACTS? is an excellent resource for those readers who wish to be introduced to this field of study. It is also an excellent resource book for clergy and more advanced scholars who would like a review and update of current scholarship of Acts.

About the Author

Mark Allan Powell is a Professor of New Testament at Trinity Lutheran Seminary and an internationally recognized theologian and Bible scholar. The author of more than 25 books and 100 articles, Dr Powell has served as a Visiting Professor at universities such as the University of California, Berkeley, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Chicago, as well as at schools in Estonia, Tanzania, and Russia. He is best known for his work in literary criticism, Matthean studies, and historical Jesus studies.