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The Challenge of Acts
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This book offers a brief, clear and incisive introduction to the Acts of the Apostles. Acts is a substantial book, sitting right in the middle of the New Testament, looking back to the four Gospels and on to the mission of the early churches. It provides...
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A crash course on the book of Acts and its relevance for Christianity and culture today
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Description
This book offers a brief, clear and incisive introduction to the Acts of the Apostles.
Acts is a substantial book, sitting right in the middle of the New Testament, looking back to the four Gospels and on to the mission of the early churches. It provides a framework for our understanding of the New Testament letters. It also shows us what it means to think of the gospel of Jesus, Israel’s Messiah, going out into the world over which Israel’s Messiah claims the status of Lord.
Tom Wright explains how this meant confronting the wider culture of the Greek and Roman world, as well as the culture of the Jewish world. All of this is to be found in Acts, providing much food for thought as we ourselves face new questions about gospel and culture in our own day.
Contents
- Acts 1.1-11: To the Ends of the Earth!
- Acts 1-4: The New Temple
- Acts 5-8: Mission and Martyrdom
- Acts 9-12: Breaking Through the Gentile Barrier
- Acts 13-16: Converts and Controversy
- Acts 17-20: Completing the Circle
- Acts 17.16-34: The Unknown God?
- Acts 21-24: Trouble in Jerusalem
- Acts 25-28: And So to Rome
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780281090587
Publisher: SPCK Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 17 October 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: SPCK Publishing
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 138.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 176
About the Author
Tom Wright (Author) Tom Wright is Research Professor Emeritus of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St Andrews and Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He is the author of more than 80 influential books, including The New Testament for Everyone, Simply Christian, Surprised by Hope, The Day the Revolution Began, Paul: A biography, The New Testament in its World, On Earth as in Heaven and Into the Heart of Romans (all published by SPCK).
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