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Living lord, empowering spirit, testifying people : the story of the church in the book of acts / Mel Storm.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Eugene, Oregon : WIPF and Stock Publishers, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781630877453
  • 163087745X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 226.606 23
LOC classification:
  • BS2625.52
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Intro; Title Page; Acknowledgments; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction to the Acts of the Apostles; Acts 1: The Preparation for the Coming of the Holy Spirit; The Church in Jerusalem: Acts 2:1 -- 8:3; Acts 2: The Coming of the Holy Spirit and the Birth of the Church; Acts 3: The Healing of the Lame Man; Acts 4: The First Arrest of Peter and John; Acts 5: Ananias and Sapphira; Acts 6: The Selection of the Seven to Care for Widows; Acts 7:1 -- 8:3: The Speech of Stephen; The First Persecution and Expansion of the Church: Acts 8:4 -- 12:25; Acts 8:4 -- 40: The Ministry of Philip
Acts 9: The Conversion of Saul of TarsusActs 10:1 -- 11:18: The Conversion of Cornelius; Acts 11:19 -- 12:25: The Antioch Church/The Persecution of Herod Agrippa; The Missionary Journeys of Paul: Acts 13:1 -- 21:17; Acts 13 -- 14: Paul's First Missionary Journey; Acts 15:1 -- 35: The Jerusalem Conference; Acts 15:36 -- 17:15: Paul's Second Missionary Journey: Troas, Philippi, Thessalonica, and Berea; Acts 17:16 -- 18:21: Paul's Second Missionary Journey: Athens and Corinth; Acts 18:23 -- 19:41: Paul's Third Missionary Journey: Ephesus
Acts 20:1 -- 21:16: Paul's Third Missionary Journey: Macedonia, Greece, and ReturnThe Arrest and Imprisonment of Paul: Acts 21:18 -- 28:31; Acts 21:17 -- 23:11: The Arrest and Imprisonment of Paul in Jerusalem; Acts 23:12 -- 26:32: The Imprisonment of Paul in Caesarea; Acts 27- 28: Paul's Voyage to Rome; Selected Bibliography
Summary: This book is a commentary on the Acts of the Apostles for the nonspecialist, based on lecture notes accumulated over many years of Professor Mel Storm's introductory course on Acts. Originally written to supplement students' reading of the story of the church in Acts, Living Lord, Empowering Spirit, Testifying People provides readers with important historical information and theological insights. The book opens with an introduction to Acts that gives special attention to the question of the authorship and date of the book, as well as to the theological themes that shape the narrative. Storm offers large sections of in-depth commentary instead of verse-by-verse analysis and concludes each chapter with important vocabulary and insightful questions that can be used as a springboard for class discussion, small writing assignments, or personal reflection in both academic circles and church settings. Living Lord, Empowering Spirit, Testifying People guides students to understand Acts as a theologically shaped narrative that conveys important themes for disciples of Jesus.

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This book is a commentary on the Acts of the Apostles for the nonspecialist, based on lecture notes accumulated over many years of Professor Mel Storm's introductory course on Acts. Originally written to supplement students' reading of the story of the church in Acts, Living Lord, Empowering Spirit, Testifying People provides readers with important historical information and theological insights. The book opens with an introduction to Acts that gives special attention to the question of the authorship and date of the book, as well as to the theological themes that shape the narrative. Storm offers large sections of in-depth commentary instead of verse-by-verse analysis and concludes each chapter with important vocabulary and insightful questions that can be used as a springboard for class discussion, small writing assignments, or personal reflection in both academic circles and church settings. Living Lord, Empowering Spirit, Testifying People guides students to understand Acts as a theologically shaped narrative that conveys important themes for disciples of Jesus.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 14, 2015).

Intro; Title Page; Acknowledgments; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction to the Acts of the Apostles; Acts 1: The Preparation for the Coming of the Holy Spirit; The Church in Jerusalem: Acts 2:1 -- 8:3; Acts 2: The Coming of the Holy Spirit and the Birth of the Church; Acts 3: The Healing of the Lame Man; Acts 4: The First Arrest of Peter and John; Acts 5: Ananias and Sapphira; Acts 6: The Selection of the Seven to Care for Widows; Acts 7:1 -- 8:3: The Speech of Stephen; The First Persecution and Expansion of the Church: Acts 8:4 -- 12:25; Acts 8:4 -- 40: The Ministry of Philip

Acts 9: The Conversion of Saul of TarsusActs 10:1 -- 11:18: The Conversion of Cornelius; Acts 11:19 -- 12:25: The Antioch Church/The Persecution of Herod Agrippa; The Missionary Journeys of Paul: Acts 13:1 -- 21:17; Acts 13 -- 14: Paul's First Missionary Journey; Acts 15:1 -- 35: The Jerusalem Conference; Acts 15:36 -- 17:15: Paul's Second Missionary Journey: Troas, Philippi, Thessalonica, and Berea; Acts 17:16 -- 18:21: Paul's Second Missionary Journey: Athens and Corinth; Acts 18:23 -- 19:41: Paul's Third Missionary Journey: Ephesus

Acts 20:1 -- 21:16: Paul's Third Missionary Journey: Macedonia, Greece, and ReturnThe Arrest and Imprisonment of Paul: Acts 21:18 -- 28:31; Acts 21:17 -- 23:11: The Arrest and Imprisonment of Paul in Jerusalem; Acts 23:12 -- 26:32: The Imprisonment of Paul in Caesarea; Acts 27- 28: Paul's Voyage to Rome; Selected Bibliography