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Author | : Various Authors, |
Publisher | : Zondervan |
Total Pages | : 6637 |
Release | : 2008-09-02 |
Genre | : Bibles |
ISBN | : 0310294142 |
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The NIV is the world's best-selling modern translation, with over 150 million copies in print since its first full publication in 1978. This highly accurate and smooth-reading version of the Bible in modern English has the largest library of printed and electronic support material of any modern translation.
Author | : Joshua Jipp |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 2018-10-11 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1498293034 |
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The book of Acts tells the story of what happened after the death and resurrection of Jesus. The book is filled with adventure and entertainment as Acts narrates God's activity among his people and the world. In this book I explore one way of reading Acts that attends closely to the plotline of the book and seek to invite readers into the story that Acts tells. Along the way, I examine some of the most important themes of Acts, including divine activity, the extension of the gospel to surprising people in surprising ways, conflict and congruence between the gospel and the broader world, and the ongoing importance of Israel as God's people. While there are many excellent reasons to read Acts, I reflect too upon the theological and ethical vision of Acts for those who read this book as Christian Scripture.
Author | : Charles H. Talbert |
Publisher | : Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Bible |
ISBN | : 9781573122771 |
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Answers to the usual introductory questions do not yield sufficient harvest to enable an intelligent reading of Acts. The approach of Reading Acts is to ask how ancient Mediterranean auditors would have heard Acts when it was read in their presence. To be successful Talbert divides this approach into two parts- how Acts would have been heard in its precanonical context and in its canonical context.
Author | : C. Kavin Rowe |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 311 |
Release | : 2011-02-10 |
Genre | : Bibles |
ISBN | : 0199767610 |
Download World Upside Down Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
No longer can Acts be seen as a simple apologia that articulates Christianity's harmlessness vis-à-vis Rome. Rather, in its attempt to form communities that witness to God's apocalypse, author Kavin Rowe argues that Luke's second volume is a highly charged and theologically sophisticated political document. Luke aims at nothing less than the construction of a new culture - a total pattern of life - that inherently runs counter to the constitutive aspects of Graeco-Roman society.
Author | : Dale Grote |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2020-04 |
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ISBN | : 9781734785302 |
Download The Acts of the Apostles Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Acts of the Apostles is an unjustly under-read text of the New Testament. Its story is by now old news. From its humble beginnings as a sect within Judaism, Christianity survived its first uncertain decades and emerged as one the most important world religions. Yet bypassing Acts because we know the ending misses out on the unfolding drama of the time. The first apostles struggled against the Jewish authorities and even quarreled among themselves, often with an acrimony that modern Christians find unsettling. We should think of the earliest decades of Christianity as a white hot crucible of conflict rather than a flower quietly unfolding and blooming. Putting this text in the hands of intermediate Latin students allows them to build on their years of study of a difficult language with a reading that is not only well within their grasp but is also of enduring importance.
Author | : David Guzik |
Publisher | : Enduring Word Media |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2000-12 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781565990470 |
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Author | : Steve Walton |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2011-09-15 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0567373096 |
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Reading Acts Today provides a 'state of the art' view of study of Acts from a variety of perspectives and approaches. It is a fresh and stimulating collection of scholarly essays at the cutting edge of the discipline. The contributions come at Acts from many different angles including historical, theological, socio-economic, literary, narrative, and exegetical approaches. This enables a thorough examination of the way that other ancient writings illuminate Acts and locates the book in its ancient context. The wide range of contributors features some of the most influential names in modern New Testament studies, providing a remarkable assessment of current scholarship on the book of Acts. These include James D.G. Dunn, I. Howard Marshal, and Richard Burridge. It was formerly the Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement, a book series that explores the many aspects of New Testament study including historical perspectives, social-scientific and literary theory, and theological, cultural and contextual approaches.
Author | : Eric Barreto |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2017-01-12 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0567668134 |
Download Reading Acts in the Discourses of Masculinity and Politics Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book looks at the Acts of the Apostles through two lenses that highlight the two topics of masculinity and politics. Acts is rich in relevant material, whether this be in the range of such characters as the Ethiopian eunuch, Cornelius, Peter and Paul, or in situations such as Timothy's circumcision and Paul's encounters with Roman rulers in different cities. Engaging Acts from these two distinct but related perspectives illuminates features of this book which are otherwise easily missed. These approaches provide fresh angles to see how men, masculinity, and imperial loyalty were understood, experienced, and constructed in the ancient world and in earliest Christianity. The essays present a range of topics: some engage with Acts as a whole as in Steve Walton's chapter on the way Luke-Acts perceives the Roman Empire, while others focus on particular sections, passages, and even certain figures, such as in an Christopher Stroup's analysis of the circumcision of Timothy. Together, the essays provide a tightly woven and deeply textured analysis of Acts. The dialogue form of essay and response will encourage readers to develop their own critiques of the points raised in the collection as a whole.
Author | : Donald L. Griggs |
Publisher | : Westminster John Knox Press |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 2014-09-02 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1611645301 |
Download Acts from Scratch Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Building on the foundation of the popular volumes The Bible from Scratch: The Old Testament for Beginners and The New Testament for Beginners, Donald Griggs and Paul Walaskay offer a new study on the book of Acts. In seven chapters, Griggs and Walaskay tell the story of this popular New Testament book, with its stories of the works of Jesus' disciples after his death, resurrection, and ascension. A leader's guide and participant section are included, making this volume an excellent resource for group or individual study.
Author | : Michael J. Wilkins |
Publisher | : Zondervan Academic |
Total Pages | : 3574 |
Release | : 2015-11-03 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0310530075 |
Download NIVAC Bundle 6: Gospels, Acts Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The NIV Application Commentary helps you communicate and apply biblical text effectively in today’' context. To bring the ancient messages of the Bible into today's world, each passage is treated in three sections: Original Meaning. Concise exegesis to help readers understand the original meaning of the biblical text in its historical, literary, and cultural context. Bridging Contexts. A bridge between the world of the Bible and the world of today, built by discerning what is timeless in the timely pages of the Bible. Contemporary Significance. This section identifies comparable situations to those faced in the Bible and explores relevant application of the biblical messages. The author alerts the readers of problems they may encounter when seeking to apply the passage and helps them think through the issues involved. This unique, award-winning commentary is the ideal resource for today's preachers, teachers, and serious students of the Bible, giving them the tools, ideas, and insights they need to communicate God's Word with the same powerful impact it had when it was first written.