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Author / Creator:Parsons, Mikeal C. (Mikeal Carl), 1957-
Imprint:Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, c2008.
Description:xxv, 438 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Series:Paideia = Paideia
Paideia (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7488949
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ISBN:9780801031885 (pbk.)
0801031885 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-393) and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part 1: Acts 1-7, the sense of a beginning
  • Acts 1, the beginning of the church
  • Acts 2, the miracle and meaning of Pentecost
  • Acts 3:1-4:31, the healing of a lame man
  • Acts 4:32-5:42, tensions within and without
  • Acts 6-7, Stephen and the seven
  • Part 2: Acts 8-12, beyond Jerusalem : Philip, Saul, Peter, and others
  • Acts 8, Philip : a man on a mission
  • Acts 9:1-31, Saul and Ananias : conversion and call
  • Acts 9:32-11:18, Peter : his words and deeds
  • Acts 11:19-12:25, Barnabas, Peter, and Herod
  • Part 3: Acts 13-19, Paul's mission to the gentile world
  • Acts 13-14, Paul's initial missionary campaign
  • Acts 15:1-16:5, the Jerusalem Conference
  • Acts 16:6-17:15, Paul in Macedonia
  • Acts 17:16-18:17, Paul in Achaia
  • Acts 18:18-19:41, Paul in Ephesus
  • Part 4: Acts 20/28, Paul's farewell journey
  • Acts 20:1-21:16, Paul's last journey to Jerusalem
  • Acts 21:17-23:35, Paul in Jerusalem
  • Acts 24-26, Paul before Felix, Festus, and Agrippa
  • Acts 27-28, the sea voyage to Rome.