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ISBN-13:	9781570754937
Publisher:	Orbis Books
Publication date:	02/04/2004
Series:	American Society of Missiology , #34
Pages:	332
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.82(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface to the ASM Series	xiii
	Acknowledgments	xiv
	Contributors	xv
1.	Introduction: Background to Acts	1
	The Unique Genre of Acts	2
	Introduction to Luke-Acts	3
	Authorship and Date	4
	Luke's Audience	6
	Setting and Purpose	7
	Three-Part Structure	8
	Six-Part Structure	9
	Two-Part Structure	10
	The Structure of the Two Volumes, Luke-Acts	10
	The Journey Motif	12
	The Nature of the Reader	13
2.	The Launching of Mission: The Outpouring of the Spirit at Pentecost Acts 2:1-41	18
	The Need for Empowerment	18
	The Nature of the Empowerment	20
	The Symbols of Pentecost	21
	The Crowd's Response	22
	Prophetic Utterance	23
	The Triumphant Presence of the Crucified Christ	24
	Convicting Power	26
	Community Incorporation	26
3.	Dismantling Social Barriers through Table Fellowship Acts 2:42-47	29
	Table Fellowship in Social Perspective	29
	Biblical Context for Acts 2:42-47	30
	Table Fellowship in Acts 2:42-47	31
	Christian Caring is Christian Sharing	32
	Contextual Observations and Conclusions	33
4.	Holistic Ministry and the Incident at the Gate Beautiful Acts 3:1-26	37
	The Healing Incident	38
	The Apostles and Setting	38
	The Man Lame from Birth	39
	The Healing at the Gate Beautiful	40
	Peter's Explanation of the Healing (3:12b-16)	42
	Peter's Appeal for Repentance (3:17-26)	42
	Implications for Practitioners Engaged in Holistic Ministry	43
5.	From "Doingness" to "Beingness": A Missiological Interpretation Acts 4:22-31	45
	Context of the Scene	46
	Interpretation of Acts 4:23-31	47
	Sovereignty over Creation	48
	Sovereignty over Humanity	48
	Sovereignty over the Present Situation	50
	Results of the Prayer	52
	Application of Acts 4:23-31	54
6.	Cross-cultural Mediation: From Exclusion to Inclusion Acts 6:1-7; also 5:33-42	59
	Acts 6: Dealing Openly with Conflict	60
	Growing Pains and Intergroup Conflict	61
	Heightened Otherness during Cultural Change	61
	Hebraic Suspicion of Hellenized Jews	65
	The Challenge of Preserving Hebrew Identity	66
	The Mediated Mediate	67
	Pentecost as Source of Unity and Division	68
	Gamaliel's Mediation	68
	Contemporary Emergence of Conflict	69
	Implications for the Immigrant Church Today	70
7.	Dynamics in Hellenism and the Immigrant Congregation Acts 6:8--8:2	73
	Stephen and Hellenism	74
	Crucial Turns in Stephen's Speech and the Immigrant Church	76
	The Journeys of Landless Abraham	76
	Joseph and Moses: Aliens in Foreign Lands	77
	The Rejection of Moses and God's Presence in the Wilderness	77
	The Tension between Old and New in Hellenism	79
	The Tabernacle and the Temple	79
	Resident-Alien Status of the Patriarchs	81
	The Living Law	82
	The Ramifications of Stephen's Martyrdom	82
	The Journeys of the People of God	83
	Stephen's Message and the Immigrant Church	83
8.	Preaching for Mission: Ancient Speeches and Postmodern Sermons Acts 7:2-53; 13:16-41; 14:15-17	87
	Stephen's Speech to the Sanhedrin in Jerusalem (7:2-53)	90
	Paul's Speech to the Synagogue in Pisidian Antioch (13:16-41)	93
	The Speech of Paul and Barnabas to the Gentiles at Lystra (14:15-17)	95
	Ancient Speeches and Postmodern Sermons	97
9.	The Magical Mystery Tour: Philip Encounters Magic and Materialism in Samaria Acts 8:4-25	103
	Simon the "Great"	104
	Form and Meaning	106
	Contemporary Blend of Faith and Money	107
	The Misuse of Power	108
	The Second Pentecost	109
	Conclusion	111
10.	The Ethiopian Eunuch: A Key Transition from Hellenist to Gentile Mission Acts 8:26-40	114
	An Ethiopian	115
	A Minister of Candace and a Eunuch	117
	The Role of the Story	118
	Conclusion	120
11.	Worshiping, Working, and Waiting: Exploring Paul's Call to Mission Acts 9:1-22	123
	Paul's Missionary Call	125
	Nature and Description of Paul's Missionary Call	125
	How God Communicated the Call to Paul	127
	How Paul Responded to the Missionary Call	128
	Applications to Latin American Involvement in the Missionary Movement	129
12.	Peter's Conversion: A Culinary Disaster Launches the Gentile Mission Acts 10:1--11:18	133
	The Relevance of Peter's Conversion	135
	The Focus of Peter's Conversion	136
	The Discourse-Level Narrative Structure	137
	The Heart of the Story	138
	The Implications of the Story	140
	Conclusion	141
13.	The Church at Antioch: Crossing Racial, Cultural, and Class Barriers Acts 11:19-30; 13:1-3	144
	A Global Challenge	144
	The Antioch Model	146
	Evangelism through Lay Leadership	146
	Every Member a Minister	148
	Care for New Believers	149
	Witness to Oneness in Christ	149
	Compassion for the Poor	150
	Balanced Leadership	151
	Elimination of Racial and Ethnic Barriers	151
	Mission for Others	152
	Radical Christians	153
14.	Hope in the Midst of Trial Acts 12:1-11	157
	Background of Acts 12	158
	Persecution of the Jerusalem Church: Acts 12:1-5	158
	Peter Released from Prison: Acts 12:6-11	161
	Conclusion: The Prognosis	164
15.	The Cursing Paul: Magical Contests in Acts 13 and the New Testament Apocrypha Acts 13:6-12	167
	What Happened in Paphos?	168
	Magic in the Greco-Roman World	168
	Paul's Use of Magical Language	172
	Paul Confronts Elymas (Bar-Jesus)	174
	Implications for Mission Today	176
16.	Success in the City: Paul's Urban Mission Strategy Acts 14:1-28	183
	A New Vision	183
	Where and How to Begin?	184
	Surprise Direction	184
	Contact Points in the City	185
	Spread of the Jewish Religion	186
	Enough Time to Plant a Church?	188
	God Ahead of Us	188
	God's Hand in Contemporary Movements	189
	The Apostles' Strategy	189
	Accountable to the Church	193
17.	The Jerusalem Council: Some Implications for Contextualization Acts 15:1-35	196
	The Importance of Acts 15	196
	Lessons from the Setting	197
	Conflict and Resolution	200
	Gospel of Grace	201
	Fellowship and Testimony	203
	Characterization	205
	Conclusion	206
18.	Finding the Will of God: Historical and Modern Perspectives Acts 16: 1-30	209
	Divine Interruption	210
	Divine Guidance in the First Century	211
	Divine Guidance in the Early Church	212
	Divine Response to the Jailing of Paul and Silas	216
	Conclusion	217
19.	Paul's Speech on the Areopagus: A Model of Cross-cultural Evangelism Acts 17:16-34	221
	The Setting of the Speech	223
	The Form of the Speech	226
	The Content of the Speech	230
	The Reaction to the Speech	232
	Conclusion	233
20.	The Art of Finishing Well: Paul as Servant Leader Acts 18:1-28 and 20:17-38	239
	Paul Served alongside Ordinary People (Acts 18:1-23)	242
	Paul Reproduced Servant Disciples	243
	Paul Empowered Male and Female Disciples as Servant Leaders (Acts 18:24-26)	243
	Servant Leadership Gives Credibility	245
	Conclusion	246
21.	The Fourth Pentecost: Paul and the Power of the Holy Spirit Acts 19:1-22	248
	The City of Ephesus	249
	The Church at Ephesus	249
	The Context of Paul's Visit to Ephesus	250
	The Full Gospel: From Repentance to Power	251
	The Results	254
	Conclusion	255
22.	For Missionaries and Leaders: Paul's Farewell to the Ephesian Elders Acts 20:17-38	257
	Paul's Farewell: Modeling the Spirit of Mission (Acts 20:17-38)	258
	Paul's Personal Example (Acts 20:18-27)	259
	Paul's Final Exhortation (Acts 20:25-35)	265
	Epilogue	270
23.	Do the Right Thing--But Results Are Not Guaranteed Acts 21:17--22:36; 24:10-21	274
	Paul Reports and the Jerusalem Elders Respond	275
	The Elders' Plan	277
	Solution to the Problem	278
	Paul Victimized by the Rumor Mill	279
	Implications for Mission	281
24.	The Contextualization and Translation of Christianity Acts 9:1-9; 22:3-33; 26:2-23	283
	Contextualization	284
	The Translation Model	285
	Acts 9:1-9	285
	Acts 22:3-22	287
	Acts 26:2-23	291
	Conclusion	294
25.	The Apostle Paul's Acts of Power Acts 22-28	297
	The Kingdom of God and Power	297
	The Transformation of an Urban Slum	298
	Power for the Sake of the Gospel	300
	Paul before the Temple Leadership	301
	Paul before the Roman Tribune	303
	Building Relationships	303
	Paul before Caesar	304
	Paul before Agrippa and Festus	307
	Sharing the Gospel with Power	307
	Reflections on Paul's Use of Power	310
26.	The Ending Is Prelude: Discontinuities Lead to Continuities Acts 1:1-11 and 28:23-31	313
	Acts--A Threefold Dynamic	315
	A Three-Dimensional Narrative	316
	Ending as Prelude	320
	Intersecting Horizons	321
	Index	324

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