Authors: Paul W. Walaskay
ISBN-13: 9780664252618, ISBN-10: 0664252613
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Presbyterian Publishing
Date Published: January 1998
Edition: 1 ED
The book of Acts is the first chronicle of the church to survey events from the time of Jesus' ascension in Jerusalem to Paul's arrival in Rome. Paul Walaskay understands Luke to have been both historian and theologian and here shows how Luke invites the reader to see historical events in a much larger context - in light of God's plan for the salvation of all people. Walaskay discusses Luke's description of the early church, its leaders and leadership, and its struggles to grow as a people of God amid competing religious and philosophical claims. In the process, he helps the reader to understand Luke's contemporaries and examine messages from the first-century church in light of issues people face today.
Series Foreword | ||
Introduction | 1 | |
Pt. 1 | The Early Days of the Apostolic Church Acts 1:1-12:25 | |
1 | From Jerusalem to the Ends of the Earth Acts 1:1-26 | 25 |
2 | Jerusalem: The Birth of the Christian Community Acts 2:1-5:42 | 33 |
3 | Jerusalem and Samaria: The Church Reaches Out to Hellenistic Jews and to Samaritans Acts 6:1-8:40 | 68 |
4 | The Church Reaches Out to Gentiles Acts 9:1-11:18 | 89 |
5 | Mission and Persecution Acts 11:19-12:25 | 114 |
Pt. 2 | Paul's Missionary Journeys Acts 13:1-21:16 | |
6 | Paul's First Missionary Journey Acts 13:1-14:28 | 125 |
7 | The First Christian Council Acts 15:1-41 | 141 |
8 | Paul's Second Missionary Journey Acts 16:1-18:22 | 152 |
9 | Paul's Third Missionary Journey Acts 18:23-21:16 | 174 |
Pt. 3 | Paul's Arrest, Trial, and Journey to Rome Acts 21:17-28:31 | |
10 | Paul on Trial (I) Acts 21:17-23:32 | 197 |
11 | Paul on Trial (II) Acts 23:33-24:27 | 212 |
12 | Paul on Trial (III) Acts 25:1-12 | 219 |
13 | Paul on Trial (IV) Acts 25:13-26:32 | 222 |
14 | Paul's Odyssey to Rome Acts 27:1-28:31 | 231 |
Works Cited | 249 |