Ebook: Acts: an introduction and commentary

Providing an accurate, balanced and holistic picture of the church's monumental first years as told in the book of Acts, I. Howard Marshall focuses on Luke's role as a historian, literary artist and theologian as he tells of the fledgling church's quest to partner with the Holy Spirit to proclaim the gospel to the ends of the earth.;""Title Page""; ""Dedication Page""; ""Contents""; ""General preface""; ""Author's preface""; ""Chief abbreviations""; ""Bibliography""; ""Map: The Near East in the first century AD""; ""Introduction""; ""1. The purpose of Acts""; ""2. The theology of Acts""; ""3. The historicity of Acts""; ""4. The origins of Acts""; ""5. The permanent value of Acts""; ""Analysis""; ""Commentary""; ""1. The beginning of the church (1:1-2:47)""; ""2. The church and the Jewish authorities (3:1-5:42)""; ""3. The church begins to expand (6:1-9:31)""; ""4. The beginning of the gentile mission (9:32-12:25)""