Engaging the First Christian Historian: Essays on Luke-Acts (The Library of New Testament Studies) - Hardcover

 
9780567713421: Engaging the First Christian Historian: Essays on Luke-Acts (The Library of New Testament Studies)

Synopsis

This volume assembles essays on Luke and Acts by noted scholars from North America, Europe, and Oceania. Contributors both explore the historical and social aspects of reading Luke and Acts together, while and also on the book of Acts in its historical and literary context. Two essays consider the fundamental institutions of Luke-Acts – the Temple and the Church, respectively. A final essay reflects on Acts’ narrative portrayal of God, who is both spiritual and social.

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About the Authors

Daniel M. Gurtner (PhD, University of St Andrews) is Professor of New Testament at Gateway Seminary, USA. He has published a number of works on the Gospels and Second Temple Judaism, including the award-winning T&T Clark Encyclopedia of Second Temple Judaism (ed., with Loren T. Stuckenbruck, T&T Clark, 2019).

Brian J. Tabb (PhD, London School of Theology) is President and Professor of Biblical Studies at Bethlehem College and Seminary in Minneapolis, USA. He is also General Editor of Themelios.

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