A Bible Handbook to the Acts of the ApostlesMal Couch Mal Couch has combined the talents of numerous evangelical scholars to present an in-depth look at the major doctrinal themes and issues in the Book of Acts. This three-part work begins with a discussion of the major theological issues in the Book of Acts. The second section explores the person and work of the Holy Spirit. The third section presents a verse-by-verse handbook to Acts; discussing the background and significance of the people, places, and events. Contributors to this work are Paul Benware, Mal Couch, Thomas Figart, Arnold Fruchtenbaum, Robert Lightner, Steven McAvoy, Russell Penny, and J. Randall Price.Contributors are well-known and respected theologians from across the countryIncludes numerous charts and mapsDeals with a pivotal book in the Bible |
From inside the book
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... God in Acts , Luke also works hard to point out that the early church was not in a hostile relationship with the imperial ... God's purpose . It is a book of transitions of many things and an historical account of the shift from the ...
... God's program from Israel to the Church . For the dawning age , God ceases to deal with Israel nationally , except in judgment , and the prospect of judgment is strong in the book of Acts as destruction prophesied by Jesus was ...
... God is bringing upon Israel revenge for her harsh rejection of the gospel . With the witness of the apostles and of ... God's vengeance on his enemies is a compensation for those who suffer persecution . " 33 Some commentators see this ...
... God . It is instead , he says , a sign to unbelievers . One would assume that any and all unbelievers were the subject if Paul had not narrowed it by quoting from the prophet Isaiah . Specifically , tongues speaking is a sign for the ...
... God's favor . But the Old Testament reveals that the opposite is true . The languages of foreigners had special significance to the nation of Israel . In Deuteronomy 28:49 God warned Israel that disobedience would bring discipline ...
Contents
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The Theology and Work of the Holy Spirit in Acts | 119 |
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A VersebyVerse Background Guide to the Book of Acts | 177 |
The First Organized Official Persecution | 227 |
Problems in the Church Persecution Outside | 241 |
The Selection of Deacons Stephen Before the Sanhedrin | 253 |
Stephens Sermon and Martyrdom | 259 |
The Ministry at Ephesus | 354 |
Travels Through Greece and Asia Minor | 361 |
Return to Jerusalem the Arrest of Paul | 368 |
Pauls Defense Before the Jerusalem Crowd | 374 |
Paul Before the Sanhedrin Journey to Caesarea | 378 |
Pauls Address Before Felix | 381 |
Pauls Testimony Before Festus | 385 |
Pauls Defense Before Agrippa | 388 |
The Conversion of Saul Sauls Journey to Jerusalem | 270 |
Peter and the First Gentile Conversions | 281 |
The Gentile Witness Controversy Saul and the Antioch Church | 287 |
Increasing Persecution and the Death of Herod | 297 |
First Missionary Journey Paul at Pisidian Antioch | 309 |
Outreach to Iconium Lystra and Derbe Return to Antioch | 312 |
The Jerusalem Council Second Missionary Journey | 317 |
The Gospel in Macedonia the Ministry at Philippi | 323 |
The Ministry at Thessalonica Berea and Athens | 334 |
The Ministry at Corinth Third Missionary Journey | 343 |
Pauls Journey to Rome | 390 |
Pauls Arrival at Rome Meetings with the Roman Jews | 395 |
Appendixes | 401 |
Timelines Acts 128 | 403 |
The Laying on of Hands in the Old Testament and the Gospels | 405 |
The Sign Gifts | 412 |
Progressive Dispensationalism and the Book of Acts | 417 |
Endnotes | 425 |