Acts of the Apostles Through the Centuries (Wiley Blackwell by Heidi J. Hornik,Mikeal C. Parsons

By Heidi J. Hornik,Mikeal C. Parsons
Charting the theological and cultural efficiency of Acts around the timespan of Christian historical past, this paintings of profound scholarship unearths the complete volume of the hot testomony book’s non secular, creative, literary, and political influence.
- Reveals the effect of Acts at key turning issues within the historical past of the Christian church
- Traces the wealthy and sundry inventive and cultural history rooted in Acts, from track to literature
- Analyzes the political value of the publication as a touchstone within the church’s exterior relations
- Provides certain remark at the exegesis of Acts down the centuries
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