| Acts Contributor(s): Parsons, Mikeal C. (Author), Parsons, Mikeal C. (Editor), Talbert, Charles (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0801031885 ISBN-13: 9780801031885 Publisher: Baker Academic OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2008 Annotation: A leading biblical scholar offers grounding in the interpretation of Acts that draws heavily on ancient backgrounds and attends to the theological nature of the texts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Commentary - New Testament - General - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - General |
| Dewey: 226.607 |
| LCCN: 2008034284 |
| Series: Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6.12" W x 8.96" (1.40 lbs) 464 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Parsons, Mikeal C.: - Mikeal C. Parsons (PhD, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the Kidd L. and Buna Hitchcock Macon Chair in Religion at Baylor University and the author of several books, including Acts in Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament and The Departure of Jesus in Luke-Acts. He is the coauthor of Luke: A Handbook on the Greek Text and Illuminating Luke (three volumes). Parsons also serves as editor of Perspectives in Religious Studies. |