The Theology of the Acts of the Apostles
The Theology of the Acts of the Apostles
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Who are the people of God? Luke's purposes in Acts are to identify the Church, to establish the legitimacy of its gospel and to demonstrate that God was an active force in history. He shows that the communities of Jewish and Gentile Christians are the true heirs of God's promises to Israel. This is a theological interpretation of the history of the Church within history: Luke is an artist, a narrator rather than a systematic theologian, but he writes about the roles of God, Christ and the Holy Spirit and of the Church.
- An alternative look at what the church is in Acts
- An interesting understanding of the history of early Christianity
- Luke as spokesman for Jewish Christianity
Reviews & endorsements
"Jervell's book presents todays Catholic reader with a twofold challenge....Jervell's argument is cognent and deserves serious consideration." J. Terence Forestell, The Canadian Catholic Review
"...it is a perceptive and provocative study, well worth reading and pondering." John T. Carroll, Anglican Theological Review
"This book is a useful summary of the views of an importnat scholar who has provoked and continues to provoke debate on significant issues in the interpretation of Acts." Robert C. Tannehill, Journal of Biblical Literature
"Jervell's perspective on Acts as Luke's theological interpretation of the history of the church within world history is a helpful one, and there is much to learn from this synthesis of the theology of Acts. His book helps to fill an important lacuna in Acts-studies...." Joel B. Green, Ashland Theological Journal
"...gracefully presented and worth the read." Currents
Product details
June 1996Paperback
9780521424479
160 pages
217 × 140 × 13 mm
0.22kg
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Table of Contents
- Editor's preface
- List of abbreviations
- 1. The author and his sources
- 2. Purpose and historical setting
- 3. The theology of Acts
- 4. Acts and the New Testament
- 5. Acts in the history of early Christianity
- 6. The significance of Acts for today
- Select bibliography
- Index.
