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The Acts of the Apostles: Interpretation, History and Theology
Osvaldo Padilla
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Description for The Acts of the Apostles: Interpretation, History and Theology
Paperback. The Acts of the Apostles provides an advanced introduction to the study of Acts, covering important questions about authorship, genre, history and theology. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRCF2; HRCG3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 233 x 24. Weight in Grams: 420.
The book of Acts is a remarkable fusion of the historical and theological, and its account of the early church has fascinated theologians and biblical scholars for centuries. Just who was the author of this work? And what kind of book did he write? How do we classify its genre? The Acts of the Apostles provides an advanced introduction to the study of Acts, covering important questions about authorship, genre, history and theology. Osvaldo Padilla explores fresh avenues of understanding by examining the text in light of the most recent research on the book of Acts itself, philosophical hermeneutics, ... Read more
The book of Acts is a remarkable fusion of the historical and theological, and its account of the early church has fascinated theologians and biblical scholars for centuries. Just who was the author of this work? And what kind of book did he write? How do we classify its genre? The Acts of the Apostles provides an advanced introduction to the study of Acts, covering important questions about authorship, genre, history and theology. Osvaldo Padilla explores fresh avenues of understanding by examining the text in light of the most recent research on the book of Acts itself, philosophical hermeneutics, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Inter-Varsity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Nottingham, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783594276
SKU
V9781783594276
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About Osvaldo Padilla
Osvaldo Padilla is Associate professor of New Testament at Beeson Divinity School, Birmingham, Alabama. Author of The Speeches of Outsiders in Acts: Poetics, Theology, and Historiography, and articles and reviews for Themelios, Bulletin for Biblical Research, New Testament Studies and Ex Auditu. Previously taught New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and served as pastor of Jesus el Buen Pastor, ... Read more
Reviews for The Acts of the Apostles: Interpretation, History and Theology
This study of the book of Acts presents Luke not only as author but also as exemplary historian, storyteller and theologian. Luke’s three-stranded cord of authorial discourse is on conspicuous display in his composition of Peter’s, Stephen’s, Philip’s and Paul’s speeches. Where other textbooks often focus on the narratives in Acts (e.g. Pentecost) and the practices of the early church, ... Read more