Acts : An Introduction and Commentary

Providing an accurate, balanced and holistic picture of the church's monumental first years as told in the book of Acts, I. Howard Marshall focuses on Luke's role as a historian, literary artist and theologian as he tells of the fledgling church's quest to partner with the Holy Spirit to proclaim the gospel to the ends of the earth.;""Title Page""; ""Dedication Page""; ""Contents""; ""General preface""; ""Author's preface""; ""Chief abbreviations""; ""Bibliography""; ""Map: The Near East in the first century AD""; ""Introduction""; ""1. The purpose of Acts""; ""2. The theology of Acts""; ""3. The historicity of Acts""; ""4. The origins of Acts""; ""5. The permanent value of Acts""; ""Analysis""; ""Commentary""; ""1. The beginning of the church (1:1-2:47)""; ""2. The church and the Jewish authorities (3:1-5:42)""; ""3. The church begins to expand (6:1-9:31)""; ""4. The beginning of the gentile mission (9:32-12:25)""

In the book of Acts the story of Jesus begun in the Gospel of Luke broadens into the story of the Holy Spirit, guiding the fledgling church to proclaim the saving reality of Jesus. While attentive to Luke's roles as a literary artist and theologian, I. Howard Marshall focuses primarily on Luke's role as a historian. He provides the reader with an accurate, balanced and holistic picture of the church's monumental first years as it sought to fulfill Christ's mandate to preach the gospel to the ends of the earth.

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""Title Page"" ""Dedication Page"" ""Contents"" ""General preface"" ""Author's preface"" ""Chief abbreviations"" ""Bibliography"" ""Map: The Near East in the first century AD"" ""Introduction"" ""1. The purpose of Acts"" ""2. The theology of Acts"" ""3. The historicity of Acts"" ""4. The origins of Acts"" ""5. The permanent value of Acts"" ""Analysis"" ""Commentary"" ""1. The beginning of the church (1:1-2:47)"" ""2. The church and the Jewish authorities (3:1-5:42)"" ""3. The church begins to expand (6:1-9:31)"" ""4. The beginning of the gentile mission (9:32-12:25)"" ""5. The mission to Asia Minor and its aftermath (13:1-15:35)""""6. Paul's missionary campaign in Macedonia and Achaia (15:36-18:17)"" ""7. Paul's missionary campaign in Asia (18:18-20:38)"" ""8. Paul's arrest and imprisonment (21:1-28:31)"" ""Notes"" ""Praise for Tyndale Commentaries"" ""About the Author"" ""Tyndale Commentary Volumes"" ""More Titles from InterVarsity Press"" ""Copyright Page""