Acts /
Schnabel, Eckhard J.
Acts / Eckhard J. Schnabel. - Grand Rapids, Michigan : Zondervan, [2012], ©2012. - 1162 pages ; 25 cm. - Zondervan exegetical commentary . - Zondervan exegetical commentary on the New Testament ; volume 5 . - Zondervan exegetical commentary on the New Testament ; v. 5. .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
"With attention to issues that continue to surface in today's church, the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament series offers pastors, students, and teachers a focused resource for reading, teaching, and preaching the Book of Acts. Acts highlights (1) the work of God through the exalted Jesus who grants the presence of the Holy Spirit; (2) the significance of Jesus who is Israel's Messiah and the Savior of the world and who directs the expansion of the church; (3) the work of the Holy Spirit as transforming power present in the lives of the followers of Jesus and their communities; (4) the identity of the church as the community of God, comprised of Jews and Gentiles who are followers of Jesus; (5) the mission of the church whose leaders take the gospel to cities and regions of the Roman Empire in which Jesus has not yet been proclaimed as Messiah and Savior; (6) the historical events and the persons who played a role in the expansion of earliest Christianity." -- Publisher description.
9780310243670 (hardcover) 031024367X (hardcover)
40021587849
2012002045
Bible.--Acts--Commentaries.
BS2625.53 / .S35 2012
R 220.7 ZEC
Acts / Eckhard J. Schnabel. - Grand Rapids, Michigan : Zondervan, [2012], ©2012. - 1162 pages ; 25 cm. - Zondervan exegetical commentary . - Zondervan exegetical commentary on the New Testament ; volume 5 . - Zondervan exegetical commentary on the New Testament ; v. 5. .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
"With attention to issues that continue to surface in today's church, the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament series offers pastors, students, and teachers a focused resource for reading, teaching, and preaching the Book of Acts. Acts highlights (1) the work of God through the exalted Jesus who grants the presence of the Holy Spirit; (2) the significance of Jesus who is Israel's Messiah and the Savior of the world and who directs the expansion of the church; (3) the work of the Holy Spirit as transforming power present in the lives of the followers of Jesus and their communities; (4) the identity of the church as the community of God, comprised of Jews and Gentiles who are followers of Jesus; (5) the mission of the church whose leaders take the gospel to cities and regions of the Roman Empire in which Jesus has not yet been proclaimed as Messiah and Savior; (6) the historical events and the persons who played a role in the expansion of earliest Christianity." -- Publisher description.
9780310243670 (hardcover) 031024367X (hardcover)
40021587849
2012002045
Bible.--Acts--Commentaries.
BS2625.53 / .S35 2012
R 220.7 ZEC