IVP New Testament Commentary: Acts

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• iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
• Android
• Windows Phone
• Windows Store
• Windows PC
• Windows Mobile
• Palm OS

About this Series

Pastors with a passion for sound exposition and scholars with a heart for pastoral leadership have joined forces to produce this exciting commentary series.

Each volume, informed by the best of up-to-date evangelical scholarship, presents passage-by-passage commentary based on the NIV along with background information on authorship, setting, theme and various interpretive issues. Seldom have such readable commentary and reliable research helps been available together! Preachers, teachers, students and other individuals who want to dig deep into the heart of the New Testament will find an indispensable companion in the IVP New Testament Commentary Series.

About this Volume

This one-volume commentary on the book of Acts can also be purchased as part of a multi-volume set.

If ever there was a hostile environment for the gospel, it was the strife-torn, ethnically diverse backwater of the Roman Empire known as Palestine following the ascension of Jesus. But the gospel thrived—beginning from Jerusalem and spreading throughout Judea, Samaria and the rest of the known world.

In Acts, the sequel to his Gospel, Luke tells how the Holy Spirit transformed a ragtag band of believers into a unified, world-engaging church. And as William Larkin explores this narative of the early church, he offers inspiration and insight for readers who wonder how the gospel may be advanced in the increasingly divided and skeptical culture of the late twentieth century.

In this clear, incisive commentary, readers will find an introduction with background material concerning authorship, date and purpose, as well as a summary of important theological themes. A passage-by-passage exposition follows that focuses on understanding what significance Acts had for its original readers in order to see its relevance for the church today.

Features

• Passage-by-passage exposition of the book of Acts
• Based on the NIV Bible
• Includes background information and discussion of critical issues
• Focuses on the relevance of Acts for Christians today
• Describes different views on interpreting Acts
• Notes on exegetical issues separated from textual commentary

About the Author(s)

William J. Larkin is professor of New Testament and Greek at Columbia Biblical Seminary and the Graduate School of Missions in Columbia, South Carolina. An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America, he is also the author of Culture and Biblical Hermeneutics.

System Requirements

Installed size (unless otherwise indicated): Approximately 978.625 KB. iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Requires iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad running iOS 5.0 or later. Download size: 978.625 KB. Android Requires Android OS 2.2 or later. Download size: 978.625 KB. Windows Phone Requires Windows Phone 7.5 or later. Download size: 978.625 KB. Windows Store Download size: 978.625 KB. Windows PC Requires Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7, or later. Download size: 836.625 KB. Windows Mobile Requires Pocket PC / Windows Mobile version 6.5 or earlier. Download size: 637.875 KB. Palm OS Requires Palm OS 5.0 or later. Download size: 851.625 KB.