Personal repentance and new life through baptism must lead to a committed group of believers who share their property and wealth, and take care of each other. Acts one provides a brief, but powerful look at christs ascension into heaven. Between the promise of the messiah even the latest of those promises and his coming many ages intervened. Although the author does not name himself, evidence outside the scriptures and inferences from the book itself lead to the conclusion that the author was luke. Staggs commentary focuses on lukes purposes in writing acts. The offering sent by barnabas and saul to the jerusalem elders.
You can find the best commentary on acts for you using the tools on the right side. Buy book of acts new international commentary on the new testament 2nd revised edition by f. Acts 1 niv bible in my former book, theophilus, i wrote. As a companion to his twovolume luke commentary, fitzmyers acts commentary is readable and useful for scholar, pastor or layman. The unity of the spirit felt by the first christians when the. One story in two parts reformed theological college. Commentary on the book of acts of the apostles by matthew. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of god.
Bock acts baker exegetical commentary on the new testament, 2007. Calvin is regarded as one of the reformations best interpreters of scripture. Frank stagg in his commentary, the book of acts, the early struggle for an unhindered gospel, asserts the purpose is primarily the movement of the message about jesus the gospel from a strictly nationalistic judaism to a universal message for all humans. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy english. Bruce rylands professor of biblical criticism and exegesis, university of manchester, england introduces this exellcent commentary on the book of acts with a fitting discussion on the canonicity of the new testament, aptly noting that marcions canon did not compel them to create the canon of holy scripture which has ever since, with minor variations, been accepted by the church. A history of the early church gene taylor2an outline of the book i. But ye will receive power, the holy spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in jerusalem and in all judaea and samaria and to the end of the earth. Vaughan, classic commentaries and studies on acts 30 vols.
The message of acts is the church of jesus christ is divinely established and spiritually empowered to proclaim the gospel and plant believing communities locally, regionally, and globally. With authors such as joseph addison alexander, frederick denison maurice, william owen carver, and c. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Both the gospel of luke and the book of acts are addressed to theophilus. It records the end of pauls third missionary journey and his arrival and reception in jerusalem. Acts with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Mar 23, 2015 this video explains the transitional book that is the book of acts, and how it starts with jews to jews, and slowly changes to gentiles, as the jewish nation as a whole rejects jesus christ, and. Acts 21 is the twentyfirst chapter of the acts of the apostles in the new testament of the christian bible. The gospel of luke and the book of acts form a single, twovolume work. Ivp new testament commentaries are made available by the generosity of intervarsity press. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons.
T he book of acts in the bible, written around 6263 a. The beheading of james and the imprisonment of peter. Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the lord jesus went in and out among us. He frequently offers his own translations of a passage, explaining the subtleties and nuances of his translation. The classic commentaries and studies on the acts of the apostles collection 30 vols. The temple in this book called acts was the third temple. Bock phd, university of aberdeen is research professor of. With bible gateway plus, you gain instant access to a digital bible study library, including complete notes from the niv cultural backgrounds study bible and the new bible commentary. Matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Perhaps luke was using it to mean any christian reader. The book containing this chapter is anonymous, but early christian tradition. Acts the ivp new testament commentary series bible gateway. Study the bible online using commentary on acts and more. For assurance of our own salvation, we can compare our own conversion experience with those in acts.
This summary of the book of acts provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of acts. Bock provides a substantive yet highly accessible commentary on acts in this latest addition to the acclaimed becnt series. As it is expected, the book of acts has a similar literary style as the gospel of luke because it is the second volume of lukes account. Witnesses to the world, his body of work includes a biblical commentary on hebrews and coauthorship of the popular bible prophecy commentary. An immense amount of apostolic service is left unrecorded, and mention is made of just a few incidents which serve to show the way the spirit of god operated in bearing witness to the risen and exalted jesus, and in conducting the disciples into the fulness of christian blessing. There are different ways to divide the book of acts. Acts 18 commentary matthew henrys complete commentary. Bruces revised study on the book of acts is a contribution to the new international commentary on the new testament. Acts concerns the very vital period in christian history between the resurrection of jesus and the death of the apostle paul, the time when christian ideas and beliefs were. The book of acts, which continues the narrative that luke began in his gospel, is especially important because it was the first written history of the christian church. It contains many particulars concerning the apostles peter and paul, and of the christian church from the ascension of our saviour to the arrival of st. Stephen said some words from the book by the prophet isaiah isaiah 66. All who are in the group lift up their voice through him.
Book of acts overview insight for living ministries. Top 5 commentaries on the book of acts ligonier ministries. Although it faced enormous obstacles, it was completely new, it taught truths that seemed unbelievable, and it suffered intense hatred and persecution. He is also a contributing author to the gathering storm and the zondervan kjv commentary. With extensive research and thoughtful chapterbychapter exegesis, bock leads readers through all aspects of the book of acts sociological, historical, and theological. Acts 18 commentary matthew henrys complete commentary on. The anchor bible format begins with a fresh translation followed by a comment on the text and then a notes section for exegetical detail. The acts is an historical book, but it is not mere history. For it is written in the book of psalms, let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein. The author quite certainly was luke for the following reason. Study the bible online using commentary on acts 3 and more.
Jesus had shown himself alive by many proofs for 40 days. Doughty southside christian church january 2014 introduction. It is written in laymans language and is very readable as well as giving an accurate biblical account of this time in the history of the christian church. The gospel according to luke also called the gospel of luke, or simply luke, is the third of the. After rising from the dead, jesus met with his disciples and followers, giving convincing proofs that he was alive. Classic commentaries and studies on the acts of the apostles. His name being changed to paul, he is given special revelations from god as to the heavenly character of christianity, and these take the foremost place before the book of acts closes. The gospel of luke and the acts of the apostles make up a twovolume work which scholars. The present commentary, necessarily partaking of the character of the book which it is designed to illustrate, is more historical than doctrinal. The gospel has unity with the book of acts, since both have the same recipient, similar medical language, and acts has a former. May 02, 2020 the book of acts shows how god essentially took a group of fisherman and commoners and used them to turn the world upside down acts 17. Book of acts new international commentary on the new testament. Its subject and intention is nicely summarised by the words of the lord in chapter 1.
It is intended to help you better understand some of the background and issues in lukes second volume. Theres nothing todays church needs so much as to rediscover the doctrine, spirit, and commitments of the early christian community, writes james montgomery boice. Verse 1 luke referred to his gospel here as my first book. We read of the evangelistic methods and message of the early apostles and preachers 3. The message of acts bible speaks today, by john stott, is an excellent commentary on the book of acts. Prepared by some of the worlds leading scholars, the series provides an exposition of the new testament books that is thorough and fully abreast of modern scholarship yet faithful to the scriptures as the infallible word of god.
This title accurately reflects the contents of the book, which is a series of vignettes chronicling the lives of key apostles especially peter and paul in. Authorship it is generally held that luke, the physician and traveling companion of paul wrote both the gospel of luke and the book of acts. Acts 1, new international version niv the bible app. God took a christianhating murderer and transformed him into historys greatest christian evangelist, the author of almost half the books of the new testament. Toussaint, acts, in the bible knowledge commentary. The design of luke, in writing acts, was to supply, by select and suitable instances, an. Commentary on luke with medical terms bible baptist church. Acts 2 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Acts 1 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. The origin of christianity and a commentary to the acts of the.
As stringer says, when all the people in a group agree to the words of the one who is leading them in prayer, his voice is the voice of the group. Bruce the book of the acts new international commentary on the new testament, 1988. For those desiring to be a part of gods action in their churches, their communities and throughout the world, there is nothing that will help more than. Classic commentaries and studies on the acts of the.
The apostles were commanded to go to jesus was presented alive acts 1. But stephen reminded the jews that god was bigger than any temple. Luke records many examples of conversion in the book of acts e. Acts of the apostles 1 commentary new testament matthew. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading acts. This commentary is based upon my personal devotional notes and reflections on the book of acts. Stein, editors volumes now available luke darrell l.
Pauls sermon in pisidian antioch the realization of long awaited davidic hope. He cites an encyclopedia entry which he believes best represents the book. Actus apostolorum, often referred to simply as acts, or formally the book of acts, is the fifth book of the new testament. Chapter 1 verse 1 establishes the fact that luke a gentile is the writer, the former treatise being his gospel lk. Read acts commentary using commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. Acts is the second book in the history that luke wrote. But it is more likely that theophilus was a real person. Baker exegetical commentary on the new testament robert w. In acts, he told how the good news about jesus christ spread. If we take time to study the expansion of the early church, we can spread the gospel the way it was spread during the first centuryby the faithful preaching and teaching of the great truths of the bible. This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet language source with renderx xep formatter, version 3. The book of acts is the link between the gospels and the epistles. Written in the late 19th century, commentary on the acts of the apostles is a versebyverse look at acts, which mcgarvey believed many theologians had misunderstood before. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
The title of the book of acts comes from the greek word praxis, a word often used in early christian literature to describe the great deeds of the apostles or other significant believers. Commentary on acts is an impressive commentary, containing some of calvins most important views. While there are some areas of great detail of the acts of the apostles, many times you must use cross references to the gospels of matthew, mark, luke and john as well as some other epistles in the new testament to get the full picture of what was. A commentary on the acts of the apostles by pastor galen l.
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