Acts
Acts by Craig S. Keener, published by Cambridge University Press on April 2, 2020, is an abridged edition comprising 714 pages in English. This work serves as a vital narrative source for understanding the origins of Christianity, detailing the mission that spread the faith from Judea and Galilee to gentiles and the Roman Empire. This edition distills Keener’s extensive four-volume commentary, which is recognized for its thorough engagement with ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman sources, providing a comprehensive context for the Book of Acts.
Readers will find that this accessible version presents decades of research, making it suitable for students, scholars, and pastors alike. Keener’s commentary emphasizes the narrative unity of Acts while drawing on approximately 45,000 references from ancient extrabiblical sources to illuminate its themes. This edition aims to enhance the understanding of early Christianity and its theological implications, making it a significant resource for those interested in biblical studies and theology.
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As the earliest narrative source for the origins of Christianity, Acts is of unrivalled importance for understanding early Christianity and the mission that originally brought it from Judea and Galilee to gentiles, and even the heart of the Roman Empire. This volume is an abridged version of Keener’s monumental, four-volume commentary on Acts, the longest and one of the most thorough engagements with Acts in its ancient setting. Sensitive to the work’s narrative unity, Keener’s commentary is especially known for its direct engagement with the wide range of ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman sources. The original commentary cited some 45,000 references from ancient extrabiblical sources to shed light on the Book of Acts. This accessible edition, aimed at students, scholars, and pastors, makes more widely available the decades of research that Keener has devoted to one of the key texts of Early Christianity.
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