In Acts, the third of eighteen volumes in the Paideia commentary series, leading biblical scholar Mikeal Parsons gleans fresh theological insight into Acts by attending carefully to the cultural and educational context from which it emerges. Parsons see Acts as a charter document explaining and legitimating Christian identity for a general audience of early Christians living in the ancient Mediterranean world. Pastors, graduate and seminary students, and professors will benefit from this readable commentary, as will theological libraries. The Paideia commentaries are designed to be read through and used, not shelved and referenced. The main text is supplemented with maps, sidebars, and photographs. Indexes and reference lists help readers locate discussions in the commentary and in other secondary literature.

Acts: (A Cultural, Exegetical, Historical, & Theological Bible Commentary on the New Testament) (Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament)

Religion & Spirituality

Mikeal C. Parsons

Christian Books & Bibles

Baker Academic

In this addition to a well-received series, a leading scholar on Luke and Acts examines cultural context and theological meaning in Luke.

Luke: (A Cultural, Exegetical, Historical, & Theological Bible Commentary on the New Testament) (Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament)

Biographies & Memoirs

This collection of essays by biblical scholars, art historians, and experts in early Christianity explores a variety of topics and issues regarding the material culture of early Christianity. Contributors place early Christian art found in sarcophagi, catacombs, architecture, mosaics, gems, and much more in dialogue with New Testament and early Christian texts. Scholars and students will benefit from these interdisciplinary essays that shed new light on early Christian beliefs and practices by placing them in their proper historical, cultural, political, and religious contexts.

Early Christians and Their Art (Emory Studies in Early Christianity, 27)

Arts & Photography

Robin M. Jensen

Religious

SBL Press

Early Christians and Their Art

The Departure of Jesus in Luke-Acts: The Ascension Narratives in Context (Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement)

Sheffield Academic+press

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