The Book of Acts in History - Softcover

Cadbury, Henry J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1592449158 ISBN 13: 9781592449156

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2004

Synopsis

With this book a foremost New Testament scholar makes a signal contribution to the literature about the times of the first apostles. This period, when the memory of Jesus was fresh yet no written literature about him existed, lends itself well to the descriptive treatment Dr. Cadbury employs. The purpose of these pages, he writes, is to establish not so much the accuracy of the book of Acts as the reality of the scenes and customs and mentality which it reflects.... We can walk where the Apostle Paul walked, see what he saw, and become increasingly at home in his world. Five chapters deal with each of the five cultural strands then existing: Roman, Greek, Jewish, Christian, and cosmopolitan. The sixth attempts to reconstruct the earliest history of the book of Acts.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1592449158
• ISBN 13: 9781592449156
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 182