The same theophilus is addressed, and in the first chapter the story is resumed just at the point where the gospel left off, save that a few extra details are given of the lords words after his resurrection, and the account of his ascension is repeated in a somewhat. Acts is the book that reveals the power of the church. Frank stagg in his commentary, the book of acts, the early struggle for an unhindered gospel, asserts the purpose is primarily the movement of the message about jesus the gospel from a strictly nationalistic judaism to a universal message for all humans. If you love the adventure and drama of acts as i do then this is a must read. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy. The design of luke, in writing acts, was to supply, by select and suitable instances, an.
Our story starts off where the gospel of luke left offjesus is back now that hes resurrected, jesus decides to hang out and chat with his disciples whom luke calls apostles for forty days. The acts of the apostles, fifth book of the new testament, a valuable history of the early christian church. Their cost had been fifty thousand pieces of silver, but they rightly suffered the loss of this rather than selling the books to others. Acts 18 commentary matthew henrys complete commentary. Before ascending into heaven, jesus commissions his disciples to. The book of acts, also called acts of the apostles, does not specifically identify its author.
T he book of acts in the bible, written around 6263 a. Secondly luke at the end of acts luke mentions pauls twoyear imprisonment in rome. Actively changing through the spirit is a bible exposition through the book of acts tracing the powerful kingdom plan being put into effect by the power of the holy spirit. The purpose of the book of acts is governed by the jews response to peter and paul.
Carefully transcribed and edited, these texts give us a new appreciation for lightfoots contributions to biblical scholarship. Commentary on acts is an impressive commentary, containing some of calvins most important views. In those two years, luke had plenty of time to research and write his gospel and the book of acts. With authors such as joseph addison alexander, frederick denison maurice, william owen carver, and c. What started out as a hard read continued in blessing after blessing. Top 5 commentaries on the book of acts ligonier ministries.
We read of the evangelistic methods and message of the early apostles and preachers 3. The anchor bible format begins with a fresh translation followed by a comment on the text and then a notes section for exegetical detail. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. Socialscience commentary on the book of acts social science commentary malina, bruce j. Acts concerns the very vital period in christian history between the resurrection of jesus and the death of the apostle paul, the time when christian ideas and beliefs were. The first, covering acts 1 through 14, is available as either a paperback or kindle ebook at. Lightfoots commentary on the acts of the apostles is a landmark event of great significance to both church and academy. This versebyverse bible study and commentary of the acts of the apostles the book of acts or simply acts is indepth but uses plain language that everyone can understand, as well as a format that will engage you. This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet language source with renderx xep formatter, version 3. Acts 18 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, filling six volumes, provides an exhaustive look at every verse in the bible. Acts one provides a brief, but powerful look at christs ascension into heaven.
Acts is the second book in the history that luke wrote. Some of you will recognize that i have written on the book of acts before. It traces the first decades in the history of the church after the resurrection of christ, focusing in particular on the work of peter and paul. Acts overview mcgarveys original commentary on acts. He frequently offers his own translations of a passage, explaining the subtleties and nuances of his translation. The book of the acts new international commentary on the new testament bruce, f. While there are some areas of great detail of the acts of the apostles, many times you must use cross references to the gospels of matthew, mark, luke and john as well as some other epistles in the new testament to get the full picture of what. The commentary is well organized, and it is easy to navigate to a particular section or point of discussion.
But believers now confess their unholy association with these things, with many bringing their books and publicly burning them. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of acts. As a second volume to lukes gospel, it joins what jesus began to do and to teach 1. First of all luke mentions the fact that acts is the sequel to the gospel of luke written around 5560 ad, and therefore must have been written later. The book of the acts new international commentary on the. Written in the late 19th century, commentary on the acts of the apostles is a versebyverse look at acts, which mcgarvey believed many theologians had misunderstood before. For assurance of our own salvation, we can compare our own conversion experience with those in acts. Why does the book of acts end in such a lame manner. Luke recorded three rejections by the jews to peter and the apostles associated with him to the message of repentance and proclamation of the kingdom. Calvin is regarded as one of the reformations best interpreters of scripture. Therefore, when a church begins to dwindle, lose its power, and turn dull and drab in its witness, it needs desperately to get back into the spirit, expectation, knowledge and teaching of the book of acts. Acts 1, new international version niv the bible app. After rising from the dead, jesus met with his disciples and followers, giving convincing proofs that he was alive.
Wagner has won me over and has stirred in me a fire to spread the gospel of jesus christ. The classic commentaries and studies on the acts of the apostles collection 30 vols. By its opening words the acts of the apostles is linked in the clearest way with the gospel of luke. Bruce rylands professor of biblical criticism and exegesis, university of manchester, england introduces this exellcent commentary on the book of acts with a fitting discussion on the canonicity of the new testament, aptly noting that marcions canon did not compel them to create the canon of holy scripture which has ever since, with minor variations, been accepted. Strange details in stephens defense xenos christian fellowship. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. There are a number of good commentaries on the book of acts. This was an important revision 1990 of a very old commentary by bruce from the 50s. The acts of the apostles often referred to simply as acts, or formally the book of acts, is the fifth.
Acts baker exegetical commentary on the new testament. The book of acts, which continues the narrative that luke began in his gospel, is especially important because it was the first written history of the christian church. Acts 22 commentary matthew henrys complete commentary. The book of the acts new international commentary on the new. In this book, the principles of the exchanged life not i, but christ is. As a companion to his twovolume luke commentary, fitzmyers acts commentary is readable and useful for scholar, pastor or layman. Paul lived there two whole years at his own expense and welcomed all who came to him, proclaiming the kingdom of god and teaching about the lord jesus christ with all boldness and without hindrance. Peter is not mentioned in acts after the account of the council. Particularly striking is that in many places in acts, when luke evidently joins the company of paul during his travels, the narrative stops saying that they did such and so, and says that we did such and so see acts 16. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy english. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. Verse 1 luke referred to his gospel here as my first book.
Classic commentaries and studies on the acts of the. This time, i would like to approach this matter from a slightly different perspective. Luke records many examples of conversion in the book of acts e. As regards its authorship, it was certainly the work of luke, the beloved physician comp. The book of acts also called acts of the apostles begins where the gospel of luke left off.
Purposes of the book of acts reformed bible studies. Best commentaries and books on acts logos bible software. Acts is a fastmoving historical account of the first three decades of the church. The following are the five that i have found to be the most helpful. Read acts commentary using commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. The apostles were commanded to go to jesus was presented alive acts 1. Socialscience commentary on the book of acts social science. Bruces revised study on the book of acts is a contribution to the new international commentary on the new testament.
The book of acts is a letter addressed to one man, theophilus. Commentary on the book of acts of the apostles by matthew. Prepared by some of the worlds leading scholars, the series provides an exposition of the new testament books that is thorough and fully abreast of modern scholarship yet faithful to the scriptures as the infallible word of god. Where appropriate, an even more technical commentary is provided. The tradition from the earliest days of the church has been that luke, a companion of the apostle paul, wrote the books of luke and acts colossians 4. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of god. Staggs commentary focuses on lukes purposes in writing acts. Acts commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. The book of acts provides a bridge for the writings of the nt. In the latter portion of acts, luke recorded three rejections of the jews to pauls overtures of salvation. Ancient books were generally written on papyrus scrolls.
Study the bible online using commentary on acts and more. Like ben witheringtons previous commentary conflict and community in corinth, this commentary breaks fresh ground in providing a detailed social and rhetorical analysis of the book of acts. Any new copy ordered directly by selecting its main listing on amazon will be the latest revision, dated 31120. Steve walton, london school of theology this commentary on acts is a worthy complement to darrell bocks fine commentary on lukes gospel. Written in a readable style, with more detailed interaction with scholarly discussion found in the various excursuses, this commentary draws on the best new insights from a number of. This commentary has been through advanced checking. Recently discovered in the durham cathedral library, j. The book will therefore have been written only after the end of this time.
The book of acts niv audio holy bible high quality and best speed book 44 duration. It is properly therefore not the history of the acts of the apostles, a title which was given to the book at a later date, but of acts of apostles, or more correctly, of some acts of certain apostles. He cites an encyclopedia entry which he believes best represents the book. This is the best kept secret among greekbased nt commentaries.
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