The Social World of Luke-Acts

The Social World of Luke-Acts"This enormously useful volume presents a 'world' of information and theoretical perspectives that have become indispensable for contextual exegesis of Luke Acts. The authors of this fascinating and well planned book are seasoned and trustworthy guides into the world inhabited by Luke and his first readers. These provocative articles provide the commentary reader of Luke Acts with mighty tools for creating first century scenarios that reveal

From the tumbling walls of Jericho to a Jewish girl who became the queen of Persia

He covers such topics as the curse of Ham's son Canaan

this book will help music lovers discover how God's diversity shines through sound

The articles are authored by leading scholars

This volume offers much-needed theological reflection on the phenomenon of conversion and transformation

They are uncertain how to preach the highly emotive poems in Psalms

and truthfulness

Traces the biblical unfolding of God's redemptive plan through 12 epochs

strengthens faith

Announcing the Kingdom is the product of Arthur Glasser's more than thirty years of teaching and has been used by thousands of students at Fuller Theological Seminary

Additional resources for students and instructors are available through Textbook eSources

leading evangelical biblical scholar Karen Jobes offers a substantive commentary on 1 Peter