The Acts of the Apostles
By: David G. Peterson.
Series: The Pillar New Testament commentary
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.; Eerdmans
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 846
ISBN-13: 9780802837318
Subjects: Bible. -- N.T. -- Acts -- Commentaries
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction.; title: Authorship and date; title: Genre; title: Sources, rhetoric, and historical reliability; title: Character, structure, and purpose; title: Interpretive issues; title: The theology of Acts.; title: God and his plan; title: Jesus as Messiah and Lord; title: The Holy Spirit; title: Salvation; title: The gospel; title: The atoning work of Jesus; title: Witness and mission; title: Miracles; title: Magic and the demonic; title: The church; title: Commentary.; title: Introduction and recapitulation; title: The word in Jerusalem (1:15-6:7); title: The word goes out from Jerusalem (6:8-9:31); title: The word advances in Judea and Syria (9:32-12:25); title: The word goes to Cyprus and Asia Minor (13:1-16:5); title: The word goes to Europe (16:6-18:22); title: The word in Ephesus : climax of Paul's mission as a free man (18:23-20:38); title: Paul's final journey : to Jerusalem and Rome (21:1-28:31)