Yet commentary on the book of acts

Begun in the late 1940s by an international team of new testament scholars, the. Synopsis respected new testament scholar darrell l. Lukes gospel, which it will be of use for us to cast an eye upon before we enter upon the study of this book, that we may not only see how this begins where that breaks off, but that, as in water face answers to face, so do the acts of the apostles to the acts of their master, the acts of his grace. Apr 15, 2009 a new landmark in evangelical scholarship on the book of acts. He also seeks to make his commentary readable and concise for. Why had the believers in samaria not received the holy. Lukes account of gods unfolding plan ivp 2011 by alan j. His judgments, according to don carson, are always sane, evenhanded, and judicious.

This summary of the book of acts provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of acts. Link to eerdmans this new addition to the two horizons new testament commentary series is the first on the gospels scott spencers luke volume was published in april 2019. Following his authoritative twovolume commentary on luke in the acclaimed becnt series, darrell bock now provides a substantive yet highly accessible commentary on acts in this latest addition to the series. Acts is the only biblical book that chronicles the history of the church immediately after jesuss ascension. Acts of the apostles 4 imprisonment in rome are 6062 a. Whether versebyverse, topic by topic, or unfolded as a story, that kind of expository preaching cheats no one. Let me mention just a few of the reasons why actsand thus our study of this bookis so important.

Another great book from chuck smith as he walks us stepbystep through the book of acts. Acts with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. In addition, there are topical studies on issues such as spiritual leadership, gods redemptive plan, and old testament character studies. In the gospels, it was his material, physical body. Baker exegetical commentary on the new testament becnt.

The second volume covers acts chapters 28, a watershed moment in the early church, mohler writes. A new landmark in evangelical scholarship on the book of acts. Acts baker exegetical commentary on the new testament kindle edition by bock, darrell l download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. An immense amount of apostolic service is left unrecorded, and mention is made of just a few incidents which serve to show the way the spirit of god operated in bearing witness to the risen and exalted jesus, and in conducting the disciples into the fulness of christian blessing. The ones mentioned are speaking in tongues, prophesying, freely praising the great things of god, boldness and power in witness, and obedience to god. Commentary on the book of acts of the apostles by matthew. The initial experience of the filling of the holy spirit. After pages of introduction, dunn steps through the book of acts dealing with each pericope on an exegetical level, but much more attention is paid to historical and theological matters. With extensive and current research from major works written in the last 15 years and thoughtful chapterbychapter exegesis, bock covers all aspects of the book of actssociological, historical, and theologicalfor a deeper understanding of acts. The importance of the book of acts one can hardly overstate the importance of the book of acts or its contribution to the canon of scripture. I connect the commencement and the close, because i think that the juxtaposition throws great light upon the purpose of the writer, and suggests some very important lessons. The codex contains a copy of the new testaments book of acts, as well as another work yet to be determined.

This statement reflects the underlying purpose of the new international commentary on the new testament. In this book we see the first mention of the dispensation of the holy spirit and jesus command to take his gospel to all the world. This commentary is based upon my personal devotional notes and reflections on the book of acts. There are different ways to divide the book of acts.

Most can be obtained from a good religious bookstore. The title as we know it comes from the second century and only partially discloses the theme of the document. Read acts 8 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. But ye shall receive power, after that the holy ghost is come upon you. The books full name is the acts of the apostles, for it recounts their efforts to take the gospel to the nations. Acts baker exegetical commentary on the new testament. The theme or key to the book of acts is found in 1. The book will therefore have been written only after the end of this time. Acts commentary by chuck smith goodreads share book.

They respond with a question about establishing a sociopolitical kingdom, lord, is this the time. The catholic commentary on sacred scripture ccss aims to serve the ministry of the word of god in the life and mission of the church by providing accessible yet substantive commentary on each book of the new testament. But he mentions only peter, james and john again in acts. If there was ever a new testament book where mention of the fall of jerusalem might be expected, acts would be that book. Commentaries for the book of acts the jerusalem church. The book of acts begins with a postresurrection interaction between jesus and his disciples. The emphasis of the book is the fulfillment of the great commission. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy english. And on this account it has been generally placed at the end of the four gospels.

Pauls epistles, as many circumstances in them are referred to by the narrative contained. It alone presents an extensive picture of early church life and history. In the book of acts, you find out what jesus is doing in his mystical body, the church. Study the bible online using commentary on acts and more. This summary of the book of acts provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of acts. But william ramsay, a noted archaeologist and bible scholar, proved that the. Bock acts baker exegetical commentary on the new testament, 2007. May 14, 2014 heres my short commentary on the commentaries i used. A good study bible we recommend the following features. See all of our coronavirus resources here toggle navigation. The book of acts ends with paul in house arrest waiting to present his case before caesar.

Perhaps luke was using it to mean any christian reader. The book of acts was written to provide a history of the early church. At one time the gospel of luke and the book of acts were joined together as one. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy. Had infinite wisdom seen fit, we might have had as many books of the acts of the apostles as we have gospels, nay, as we might have had gospels. Since luke is the author of acts, any date between ad 60 and 100 is reasonable as conzelmann points out. With extensive research and thoughtful chapterbychapter exegesis, bock leads readers through all aspects of the book of actssociological, historical, and theological. Top 5 commentaries on the book of acts ligonier ministries. Stephen desires, namely, now to give the character, through which the foregoing, as founded on their actually manifested conduct, receives its explanation. In this book, the principles of the exchanged life. Here is a summary and overview of the book of acts. We have with an abundant satisfaction seen the foundation of our holy religion laid in the history of our blessed saviour, its great author, which was related and left upon record by four several inspired writers, who all agree in this sacred truth, and the incontestable proofs of it, that jesus is the christ, the son of the living god. Secondly luke at the end of acts luke mentions pauls twoyear imprisonment in rome.

See introduction as to the title thus given to the book. The history of this book which was always received as a part of the. The ending of acts plays an important role in route of determining the book s date. The acts of the apostles is a unique and therefore crucial book of the new testament. The author quite certainly was luke for the following reason. Though the time in which the book of the acts was written is not recorded, yet the same writer observes that, as it is continued to the end of the second year of st. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading acts baker exegetical commentary on the new testament. Luke uses it, of what we should call the several books or portions of his histories.

Like the commentary on matthew by davies and allison, this twovolume commentary on acts in the icc series is massive and technical. Acts commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. Purpose of the book as indicated previously, the original purpose of both the gospel and acts may have been to assist. Staggs commentary focuses on lukes purposes in writing acts. Acts 1 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on the.

We do not recommend loose translations or oneman translations. Acts 8 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Before starting a long series on acts, you need to read the acts of the risen lord. The acts of the apostles the pillar new testament commentary. Bruce the book of the acts new international commentary on the new testament, 1988.

Acts 1 jesus ascends to heaven, a new apostle chosen a. The book of acts new international commentary on the new. Acts is the book that reveals the power of the church. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. But it is more likely that theophilus was a real person. Acts of the apostles introduction new testament matthew. With extensive research and thoughtful chapterbychapter exegesis, bock leads readers through all aspects of the book of actssociological, historical, and theologicalto help them. Darrell bock provides a thoroughly evangelical commentary on acts in this volume. Acts records the apostles being christs witnesses in jerusalem, judea, samaria, and the surrounding world. Yet we can also think of it as the acts of the holy spirit. Read acts commentary using commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible.

The acts of the apostles pillar new testament commentary. Johnsons commentary replaced the rather slender volume by bo reicke remarkable for including the epistles of peter and jude in a mere 221 pages. Acts 1 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. The acts of the apostles pntc offers a thorough exegesis of the book of acts, drawing on recent scholarship in the field of narrative criticism and theological analysis, incorporating insights about historical and social context, and seeking to investigate why luke presents his material in the way that he does. It is a bad symptom if, when such men are taken away, it is not. He turns our traditional understanding upsidedown by saying that. The acts is a continuation of the work of the lord jesus, but in his servants, by the power of the holy spirit sent from heaven. You can find the best commentary on acts for you using the tools on the right side.

Therefore, when a church begins to dwindle, lose its power, and turn dull and drab in its witness, it needs desperately to get back into the spirit, expectation, knowledge and teaching of the book of acts. Since josephus wrote in the last decade of the first century the book of acts would have been written even later. In the book of acts, it is his new body, which is the church, and jesus is alive and well today in his mystical body. Acts of the apostles online commentary america magazine. The artifact is a codex, or ancient book, written in the coptic language, that dates between a. The former account i made, o theophilus, of all that jesus began both to do and teach. Martens october 12, 2014 this is the first entry in the bible junkies online commentary on the acts of the apostles. So in every case of the holy spirits coming or being received in the book of acts there are definite effects that one can point to as evidence that the spirit has been received. Yet all are exposed to who they are and what they have done and the word is intentionally exposed to themnot to someone else, but to this gathered people. The book begins with the ascension of jesus and goes on through pauls jail time in rome, which opens his ministry to the church at rome. Why had the believers in samaria not received the holy spirit acts 8. Mohler completes twobook series on acts for the good book. The book of acts records the beginning of the church, the birth of the church.

One could certainly argue that if acts was written around or before 62 a. The book of acts was likely written between ad 61 and 64. Although the author does not name himself, evidence outside the scriptures and inferences from the book itself lead to the conclusion that the author was luke. You see, jesus is still active and alive on planet earth today, and he still has a body. Since vatican council ii, there has been an increasing hunger among catholics to study scripture in depth. Content includes book studies on luke, ephesians, thessalonians, james, 1 samuel, john, and acts. Acts commentary commentary critical and explanatory on the. Acts overview mcgarveys original commentary on acts. Acts 114, acts 1528 international critical commentary. Verse 1 luke referred to his gospel here as my first book. First of all luke mentions the fact that acts is the sequel to the gospel of luke written around 5560 ad, and therefore must have been written later. The key to really understanding this book is the realization that acts is not a record of the apostles, as the.

Doughty southside christian church january 2014 introduction. The book of the acts of the apostles forms the fifth, and last, of the historical books of the new testament. The acts is an historical book, but it is not mere history. Acts is the second book in the history that luke wrote. With extensive research and thoughtful chapterbychapter exegesis, bock leads readers through all aspects of the. Fifteen years in the making, this comprehensive commentary by david peterson offers thorough exegesis and exposition of the acts of the apostles, drawing on recent scholarship in the fields of narrative criticism and theological analysis, incorporating insights into historicalsocial background, and investigating why luke presents. Providing not only extensive engagement with hermeneutical issues and.

Book of acts overview insight for living ministries. Frank stagg in his commentary, the book of acts, the early struggle for an unhindered gospel, asserts the purpose is primarily the movement of the message about jesus the gospel from a strictly nationalistic judaism to a universal message for all humans. As such, it provides us with a valuable account of how the church was able to grow and spread out from jerusalem into the rest of the roman empire. Verse 1 demonstrates clearly that the unnamed author of acts is the same person as the unnamed author of the third gospel luke 1. In only three decades, a small group of frightened believers in jerusalem transformed. The gospel of luke and the book of acts form a single, twovolume work. This versebyverse bible study and commentary of the acts of the apostles the book of acts or simply acts is indepth but uses plain language that. It is intended to help you better understand some of the background and issues in lukes second volume. In this passage, luke is restating the great commission challenge jesus gave in luke 24. Although it was common custom for romans to be granted three names, the custom among jews of the roman empire seems to have been to assign only two names from simon legasse, pauls prechristian career according to acts, in richard bauckham, ed. Heres my short commentary on the commentaries i used. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to learn more about the early church. If the book was just before or after pauls release, then it was likely written around 63 a. Bishop tom wright focuses in depth on the opening verses of the book of acts.

Even while unpacking exegetical details, peterson constantly scans the horizon, keeping the larger picture in mind. May 29, 2012 i find beginning at jerusalem to be the most highly detailed commentary on acts available today pending keeners due summer of 2012. A commentary on the acts of the apostles by pastor galen l. First, acts combined with the gospel of luke makes up over onefourth of the entire new testament. Although the author does not name himself, evidence outside the scriptures and inferences from the book itself lead to the conclusion that the author. Begun in the late 1940s by an international team of new testament scholars, the nicnt series has become recognized by pastors, students, and scholars alike as a critical yet orthodox commentary marked by solid biblical scholarship within the. In view of how long the book of acts isover a thousand versespetersons commentary is admirably economical yet meaty. Acts 2 the holy spirit is poured out on the church a. By contrast, johnsons commentary begins with 164 pages of introduction to the letter of james alone.

Click chart to enlarge chart from jensens survey of the nt used by permission. While the conviction on the multitude was wonderfully augmented and intensified by the sudden death of ananias and sapphira, and consequently the revival took new impetus, spreading more rapidly than ever yet, as certified in acts 5. Jesus teaches his disciples about the kingdom of god acts 1. An orienting vocation for the kingdom of god acts 1. Pauls imprisonment, it could not have been written before the year 63. When the day of pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. It opens with a greeting to theophilus, who was also the intended recipient of lukes gospel. This jewish professor saw jesus in a vision yet decided to run. Bock provides a substantive yet highly accessible commentary on acts in this latest addition to the acclaimed becnt series. As it is expected, the book of acts has a similar literary style as the gospel of luke because it is the second volume of lukes account.

Acts of the apostles bible study notes, commentary, and comments. David guzik commentary on acts 1 describes the ascension of jesus into. Fifteen years in the making, this comprehensive commentary by david peterson offers thorough exegesis and exposition of the acts of the apostles, drawing on recent scholarship in the fields of narrative criticism and theological analysis, incorporating insights into historicalsocial background, and investigating why luke presents his material the way he does. The book of genesis records the origin of the spiritual body which we designate as the church. Who have received the law, by the disposition of angels, who attended the angel that spake to moses on mount sinai, acts 7.