The Book of Acts as Story: A Narrative-Critical Study

The Book of Acts as Story: A Narrative-Critical Study

by David R. Bauer
The Book of Acts as Story: A Narrative-Critical Study

The Book of Acts as Story: A Narrative-Critical Study

by David R. Bauer

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Overview

A senior New Testament scholar and teacher helps students understand the historical, literary, and theological issues of the book of Acts and introduces key concepts in the field of narrative criticism. This volume captures the message of the book of Acts by taking seriously the book's essential character as a powerful story through which Luke communicates profound theological truth. While giving attention to historical background, its purpose is to lead readers through a close reading that yields fresh insights into passages throughout Acts.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780801098321
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication date: 06/15/2021
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

David R. Bauer (PhD, Union Theological Seminary, Virginia) is Ralph Waldo Beeson Professor of Inductive Biblical Studies and dean of the School of Biblical Interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including Inductive Bible Study.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Abbreviations xi

Introduction 1

1 Approaching Acts 5

2 Narrative Criticism and Acts 11

3 Literary Structure of Acts 49

4 The Promise and the Preparation: Acts 1:1-26 67

5 The Witness to Jerusalem: Acts 2:1-8:1a 81

6 The Witness to All Judea and Samaria as Far as Antioch: Acts 8:1b-12:25 131

7 The Witness to the End of the Earth: Acts 13:1-28:31 169

Bibliography 249

Author Index 265

Scripture and Ancient Sources Index 269

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