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The Acts of the Risen Lord Jesus: Volume 27 Luke's Account of God's Unfolding Plan(New Studies in Biblical Theology)

The Acts of the Risen Lord Jesus: Volume 27 Luke's Account of God's Unfolding Plan(New Studies in Biblical Theology)


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When the book of Acts is mentioned, a cluster of issues spring to mind, including speaking in tongues and baptism with the Holy Spirit, church government and practice, and missionary methods and strategies. At the popular level, Acts is more often mined for answers to contemporary debates than heard for its natural inflections.Instead of using Acts as a prooftext, this New Studies in Biblical Theology volume brings a biblical-theological framework to the account to expose Luke's major themes as they relate to the book as a whole. With this framework in place, Alan Thompson argues that Acts is an account of the 'continuing story' of God's saving purposes. Consequently we find that Luke wants to be read in light of the Old Testament promises and the continuing reign of Christ in the inaugurated kingdom. Read in this way as a snapshot of God's dynamic, unfolding kingdom, the book of Acts begins to regain the deep relevance it had in the first century.Addressing key issues in biblical theology, the works comprising New Studies in Biblical Theology are creative attempts to help Christians better understand their Bibles. The NSBT series is edited by D. A. Carson, aiming to simultaneously instruct and to edify, to interact with current scholarship and to point the way ahead.

Table of Contents:
Series preface Author's preface Abbreviations Introduction Reassurance concerning God's purposes: the purpose(s) of the Book of Acts Excursus: assumptions concerning authorship, audience, and interpreting Acts 1. Living between the times: the kingdom of God The sovereignty of God The kingdom of God The continuing reign of the Lord Jesus Suffering: the fullness of the kingdom has yet to come Conclusion Excursus: an expositional outline of Acts 2. The hope of Israel: the resurrection and the arrival of the last days Resurrection hope Resurrection in Luke's Gospel Resurrection in Acts Jesus death and the resurrection in Acts Preaching the Gospel in Acts Conclusion Table 1: Verbs used to describe the action of apostolic preaching Table 2: Summary descriptions of the message preached in Acts 3. Israel and the Gentiles: the kingdom and God's promises of restoration Kingdom restoration and Israel (Acts 1:6--8) Pentecost and all Israel (Acts 2) Samaria and the restoration of Israel (Acts 8:1--25) Outcasts and the restoration of Israel (Acts 8: 26--40) The Servant who restores Israel and brings salvation to the Gentiles (Acts 13:47) The rebuilding and restoring of David's fallen tent (Acts 15:13--18) Conclusion 4. The promise of the Father: the gift of the Holy Spirit The prophetic hope of the Spirit The kingdom of God and the promised eschatological gift of the Spirit The Holy Spirit is bestowed by the risen and exalted Lord Jesus God's empowering presence A restored people of God One people of God Faith, repentance, baptism, and the reception of the Spirit in Acts Conclusion 5. The end of an era: the temple system and its leaders The debate about the temple in Acts The Davidic king, the last days, and the temple (Acts 1--3) The temple, temple leadership, and Jesus? universal authority (Acts 3--5) Stephen, the temple and Jesus (Acts 6--7) Conclusion 6. The end of an era: the law is no longer the direct authority for God's people The debate about the law in Acts Jesus: the one to whom the law pointed has now come Apostolic leadership and authority Sensitivity to Jewish beliefs about the Law Conclusion 7. Concluding Summary Bibliography Index of authors Index of Scripture references Index of ancient sources

About the Author :
Alan J. Thompson is lecturer in New Testament at Sydney Missionary and Bible College, Croydon, New South Wales, Australia. He is the author of One Lord, One People: The Unity of the Church in Acts in Its Literary Setting.

Review :
"No one should teach or preach from the Acts of the Apostles again without first reading this book." "This is a very helpful book which I have read with great appreciation. Thompson provides exactly what he sets out to do: a clear framework for reading Acts which takes careful account of many major themes and issues, and a framework which equips his readers to explore further themselves." "We can be grateful to Thompson for a profound, convincing, and delightful work on the theology of Acts. It is a much needed work, for there are few theologies of Acts written, and I can't think of one that is more accessible and faithful." "This book will help readers further appreciate the organic and progressive nature of revelation and understand the narrative flow and canonical function of the book of Acts. The connections made with previous revelation . . . are very illuminating and will stimulate much thought whether one agrees or disagrees with Thompson's conclusions. I recommend the book highly." ". . . an accessible, lucidly written, biblically faithful treatment of the theology of Acts. . . . Thompson establishes a unifying theological framework for Acts and clearly ties each chapter into this framework. . . . This is perhaps the most accessible book-length treatment of the theology of Acts, relevant to a broad academic and church readership." "My favorite book of 2012–2013." ". . . a first-class discussion and explanation of the theology of the Acts that is thoroughly biblical, abreast of the latest scholarship and written in a way that is accessible to those who teach and preach the Bible."


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780830826285
  • Publisher: InterVarsity Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Inter-Varsity Press,US
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 232
  • Series Title: New Studies in Biblical Theology
  • Sub Title: Volume 27 Luke's Account of God's Unfolding Plan
  • Width: 140 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0830826289
  • Publisher Date: 16 Aug 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Weight: 390 gr


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