Böcker av Mikeal C. Parsons

This practical commentary set covering the entire New Testament is conversant with contemporary scholarship, draws on ancient backgrounds, and attends to the theological nature of the texts.

The depth and breadth of Parson's chapters root Luke's narrative strategy, interpretive moves, and theological imagination in the pagan, Jewish, and Christian contexts of the period.--John A. Darr, Boston College "Catholic Biblical Quarterly "

Charting the theological and cultural potency of Acts across the timespan of Christian history, this work of profound scholarship reveals the full extent of the New Testament book s religious, artistic, literary, and political influence.

Crawford Howell Toy was professor of Old Testament at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary from 1869-1879. In 1879, he was forced to resign from the Seminary over his views of evolution. In 1880, he was hired by Harvard University as the Hancock Professor of Hebrew and Other Oriental Languages. Parsons narrates Toy's life in two parts.

A leading biblical scholar offers grounding in the interpretation of Acts that draws heavily on ancient backgrounds and attends to the theological nature of the texts.

In this addition to a well-received series, a leading scholar on Luke and Acts examines cultural context and theological meaning in Luke.