ActsIn Acts, the third of eighteen volumes in the Paideia commentary series, leading biblical scholar Mikeal Parsons gleans fresh theological insight into Acts by attending carefully to the cultural and educational context from which it emerges. Parsons see Acts as a charter document explaining and legitimating Christian identity for a general audience of early Christians living in the ancient Mediterranean world. Pastors, graduate and seminary students,
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provides a coherent moral vision for human flourishing
It is also ideally suited to serve as a supplemental text to more conventional textbooks that discuss each Gospel systematically
It takes work and a basic understanding of rhetorical situations
Representative extracts allow the reader to hear from each of the key thinkers in his or her own words
This volume in the Encountering Biblical Studies series fills that void
Craig Evans evaluates the materials' relevance for interpreting the New Testament and provides essential biographies
Following his successful Who's Afraid of Postmodernism
With practical examples
this event points to Jesus's double sonship
Studying the New Testament can be an exciting--and intimidating--experience
In this study of the influence of the late ancient educational system on patristic biblical exegesis
