Acts of the Apostles: Volume 45

Name: Acts of the Apostles: Volume 45
Price: 40.63 GBP
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Author: Linda M. Maloney
ISBN: 9780814681695

by Linda M. Maloney, Ivoni Richter Reimer

Hardback
472 pages
Publisher: Liturgical Press
15.3 x 22.9 x 2.2 cm

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For scholars and believers seeking deeper biblical insights

Clarifies the role of early Christians in the movement

You will gain a richer understanding of faith's history

This insightful commentary explores the Acts of the Apostles and its profound impact on the early Christian movement.

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2023 Catholic Media Association Third Place Award, Scripture - Academic Studies The Acts of the Apostles, the earliest work of its kind to have survived from Christian antiquity, is not "history" in the modern sense, nor is it about what we call "the church." Written at least half a century after the time it describes, it is a portrait of the Movement of Jesus' followers as it developed between 30 and 70 CE. More important, it is a depiction of the Movement of what Jesus wanted: the inbreaking of the reign of God. In this commentary, Linda Maloney, Ivoni Richter Reimer, and a host of other contributing voices look at what the text does and does not say about the roles of the original members of the Movement in bringing it toward fruition, with a special focus on those marginalized by society, many of them women. The author of Acts wrote for followers of Jesus in the second century and beyond, contending against those who wanted to break from the community of Israel and offering hope against hope, like Israel's prophets before him.