Acts (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament)

✍ Scribed by Darrell L. Bock

• Publisher: Baker Books
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 1294
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Respected New Testament scholar Darrell L. Bock provides a substantive yet highly accessible commentary on Acts in this latest addition to the acclaimed BECNT series. With extensive research and thoughtful chapter-by-chapter exegesis, Bock leads readers through all aspects of the book of Acts--sociological, historical, and theological. His work blends academic depth with readability, making it a useful tool for students, teachers, scholars, and pastors alike. A user-friendly design with shaded text and translations of the Greek text make this commentary engaging and easy to use. The result is a guide that clearly and meaningfully brings this important New Testament book to life for contemporary readers.

✦ Table of Contents

Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Series Preface
Author’s Preface
Abbreviations
Transliteration
Map
Introduction to Acts
I. Introduction: Jesus Ascends to the Father and Gives a Mission (1:1–11)
A. Review of Book 1 to the Ascension (1:1–5)
B. The Ascension and Final Testament: A Promise for the Disciples Now and a Promise to Return (1:6–11)
II. The Early Church in Jerusalem (1:12–6:7)
A. Community Life: Replacing Judas by Depending on God and Reconstituting the Twelve (1:12–26)
B. Pentecost (2:1–41)
C. Summary: Community Life (2:42–47)
D. The Healing of the Lame Man and the Arrest of Peter and John (3:1–4:31)
E. Community Life and Problems (4:32–5:11)
F. Summary: Signs and Wonders (5:12–16)
G. More Persecution (5:17–42)
H. Community Life: The Appointment of the Seven to Help Hellenist Widows (6:1–6)
I. Summary of the Jerusalem Community (6:7)
III. Persecution in Jerusalem Moves the Message to Judea and Samaria as a New Witness Emerges (6:8–9:31)
A. The Arrest, Speech, and Martyrdom of Stephen (6:8–8:1a)
B. Saul the Persecutor and the Spread of the Word (8:1b–4)
C. Philip in Samaria and with a Eunuch from Ethiopia (8:5–40)
D. The Conversion and Early Reception of Saul (9:1–30)
E. Closing Summary (9:31)
IV. The Gospel to the Gentiles and More Persecution in Jerusalem (9:32–12:25)
A. Peter Performs Two Miracles at Lydda and Joppa (9:32–43)
B. Peter and Cornelius: The Gospel to the Gentiles (10:1–11:18)
C. The Church at Antioch: Barnabas, Saul, and Agabus (11:19–30)
D. Persecution in Jerusalem (12:1–23)
E. Summary (12:24–25)
V. The Mission from Antioch and the Full Incorporation of Gentiles (13:1–15:35)
A. The First Missionary Journey (13:1–14:28)
B. Consultation at Jerusalem (15:1–35)
VI. The Second and Third Missionary Journeys: Expansion to Greece and Consolidation amid Opposition (15:36–21:16)
A. The Second Missionary Journey (15:36–18:23)
B. The Third Missionary Journey, Ending in Jerusalem (18:24–21:16)
VII. The Arrest: The Message Is Defended and Reaches Rome (21:17–28:31)
A. In Jerusalem (21:17–23:35)
B. In Caesarea (24:1–26:32)
C. The Long Sea Journey to Rome (27:1–28:16)
D. Visitors in Rome: The Gospel Preached (28:17–31)
Works Cited
Index of Subjects
Index of Authors
Index of Greek Words
Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Writings
About the Author
Notes