"It is widely accepted by New Testament scholars that the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles probably originated as two parts of one work by a single author. In spite of this, the books have been assigned to very different genres: Luke is traditionally viewed as a biogr…
This book identifies occasions in the New Testament where Scripture is interpreted as though its meaning depends upon its author or time of writing. Focusing upon Hebrews, Acts and the 'Davidssohnfrage' in the Synoptic Gospels, it argues that this 'historical' approach to interp…
An examination of the book of Acts reveals various persuasive phenomena associated with evangelistic proclamation in the book. This study identifies the four key persuasive phenomena - the Jewish Scriptures, witnessed supernatural events, the Christian community and Greco-Roman …
"Through an exegetical analysis of the passion references in Luke and Acts, this book shows how Luke presents the death of Jesus both as a mechanism of atonement within God's plan of salvation and as a marker of Jesus' identity as the messiah. In the process, the book also helps…
