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. Both the gospel of luke and the book of acts are addressed to theophilus. A promise for the disciples now and a promise to return 1. Walk with paul as he travels to corinth, antioch, ephesus and beyond. 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. 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.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading acts. Acts 1 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. The power the early church exhibited for changes and growth is overwhelming. A commentary on the acts of the apostles by pastor galen l. Perhaps luke was using it to mean any christian reader. With extensive research and thoughtful chapterbychapter exegesis, bock leads readers through all aspects of the book of acts sociological, historical, and theological. 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 beheading of james and the imprisonment of peter. 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. Bock phd, university of aberdeen is research professor of. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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.
Although it faced enormous obstacles, it was completely new, it taught truths that seemed unbelievable, and it suffered intense hatred and persecution. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy english. 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. The book of acts is the link between the gospels and the epistles. The author quite certainly was luke for the following reason. It records the end of pauls third missionary journey and his arrival and reception in jerusalem. 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. Top 5 commentaries on the book of acts ligonier ministries. Stephen said some words from the book by the prophet isaiah isaiah 66. 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.
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. As a companion to his twovolume luke commentary, fitzmyers acts commentary is readable and useful for scholar, pastor or layman. Actus apostolorum, often referred to simply as acts, or formally the book of acts, is the fifth book of the new testament. 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. Acts with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The unity of the spirit felt by the first christians when the. Acts 18 commentary matthew henrys complete commentary. Doughty southside christian church january 2014 introduction. He is also a contributing author to the gathering storm and the zondervan kjv commentary. Commentary on the book of acts of the apostles by matthew. The book of the acts hardcover january 1, 1955 by f.
The design of luke, in writing acts, was to supply, by select and suitable instances, an. The origin of christianity and a commentary to the acts of the. 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. Chapter 1 verse 1 establishes the fact that luke a gentile is the writer, the former treatise being his gospel lk. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons.
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. Jesus had shown himself alive by many proofs for 40 days. Commentary on acts is an impressive commentary, containing some of calvins most important views. Acts 18 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, filling six volumes, provides an exhaustive look at every verse in the bible. One story in two parts reformed theological college.
Acts is the second book in the history that luke wrote. He frequently offers his own translations of a passage, explaining the subtleties and nuances of his translation. Toussaint, acts, in the bible knowledge commentary. Acts of the apostles 1 commentary new testament matthew. Ivp new testament commentaries are made available by the generosity of intervarsity press.
Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the lord jesus went in and out among us. It is intended to help you better understand some of the background and issues in lukes second volume. The message of acts bible speaks today, by john stott, is an excellent commentary on the book of acts. Verse 1 demonstrates clearly that the unnamed author of acts is the same person as the unnamed author of the third gospel luke 1. The offering sent by barnabas and saul to the jerusalem elders. After rising from the dead, jesus met with his disciples and followers, giving convincing proofs that he was alive. This commentary is based upon my personal devotional notes and reflections on the book of acts. Theres nothing todays church needs so much as to rediscover the doctrine, spirit, and commitments of the early christian community, writes james montgomery boice. 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. Baker exegetical commentary on the new testament robert w. 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.
Classic commentaries and studies on the acts of the apostles. Book of acts overview insight for living ministries. Read acts commentary using commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. Classic commentaries and studies on the acts of the. The gospel of luke and the book of acts form a single, twovolume work. The classic commentaries and studies on the acts of the apostles collection 30 vols. Commentary on luke with medical terms bible baptist church. 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 the ivp new testament commentary series bible gateway. Acts 2 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole.
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. The present commentary, necessarily partaking of the character of the book which it is designed to illustrate, is more historical than doctrinal. 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. This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet language source with renderx xep formatter, version 3. A history of the early church gene taylor2an outline of the book i. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy.
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. 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. But it is more likely that theophilus was a real person. The book containing this chapter is anonymous, but early christian tradition. But stephen reminded the jews that god was bigger than any temple. Stein, editors volumes now available luke darrell l. All who are in the group lift up their voice through him. The gospel according to luke also called the gospel of luke, or simply luke, is the third of the. The acts is an historical book, but it is not mere history. He cites an encyclopedia entry which he believes best represents the book.
Acts 1 niv bible in my former book, theophilus, i wrote. 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. Luke records many examples of conversion in the book of acts e. God took a christianhating murderer and transformed him into historys greatest christian evangelist, the author of almost half the books of the new testament. Matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete.
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. For it is written in the book of psalms, let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein. 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. 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. Study the bible online using commentary on acts 3 and more. 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. Witnesses to the world, his body of work includes a biblical commentary on hebrews and coauthorship of the popular bible prophecy commentary. Bock provides a substantive yet highly accessible commentary on acts in this latest addition to the acclaimed becnt series. The gospel of luke and the acts of the apostles make up a twovolume work which scholars. 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. Buy book of acts new international commentary on the new testament 2nd revised edition by f. 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. Bruce the book of the acts new international commentary on the new testament, 1988. The apostles were commanded to go to jesus was presented alive acts 1.
Acts 18 commentary matthew henrys complete commentary on. In acts, he told how the good news about jesus christ spread. Acts 1, new international version niv the bible app. Bruces revised study on the book of acts is a contribution to the new international commentary on the new testament.
There are different ways to divide the book of acts. T he book of acts in the bible, written around 6263 a. Calvin is regarded as one of the reformations best interpreters of scripture. Pauls sermon in pisidian antioch the realization of long awaited davidic hope. 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. With authors such as joseph addison alexander, frederick denison maurice, william owen carver, and c. Acts 21 is the twentyfirst chapter of the acts of the apostles in the new testament of the christian bible. Its subject and intention is nicely summarised by the words of the lord in chapter 1. Book of acts new international commentary on the new testament. Vaughan, classic commentaries and studies on acts 30 vols. For assurance of our own salvation, we can compare our own conversion experience with those in acts. Bock acts baker exegetical commentary on the new testament, 2007.
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