The Speeches in Acts: Their Content, Context, and Concerns / Edition 1

by Marion L. Soards

Overview

This historical reappraisal of the Acts of the Apostles, written in narrative form, allows the reader to understand the biblical author's worldview, historical and ideological assumptions, and purposes as they were communicated through portions of this work. Marion Soards analyzes the speech texts by comparing them to writings from ancient history, rhetoric, and midrashic interpretation of scripture. He points out the interesting features in the speeches and highlights the thematic similarities. Soards provides a clear picture of the manner of writings in Acts, the theology, and the encompassing history of the early Christian period, and he supplies a sound basis for contemporary Jewish-Christian relations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780664252212
Publisher:	Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date:	03/01/1994
Edition description:	1st ed
Pages:	236
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Marion L. Soards is Professor of New Testament at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A).