{"product_id":"the-acts-of-the-apostles-a-socio-rhetorical-commentary-paperback","title":"The Acts of the Apostles: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBen Witherington\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike Ben Witherington's previous commentary \u003ci\u003eConflict and Community in Corinth\u003c\/i\u003e, this commentary breaks fresh ground in providing a detailed social and rhetorical analysis of the book of Acts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written in a readable style, with more detailed interaction with scholarly discussion found in the various excursuses, this commentary draws on the best new insights from a number of disciplines (narratological studies of Luke-Acts, archaeological and social scientific study of the New Testament, rhetorical analysis of Acts, comparative studies in ancient historiography) to provide the reader with the benefits of recent innovative ways of analyzing the text of Acts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In addition there is detailed attention to major theological and historical issues, including the question of the relationship of Acts to the Pauline letters, the question of early Christian history and how the church grew and developed, the relationship between early Judaism and early Christianity, and the relationship between Christianity and the officials of the Roman Empire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Acts is seen as a historical monograph with affinities with the approaches of serious Greek historians such as Thucydides and Polybius in terms of methodology, and affinities with some forms of Jewish historiography (including Old Testament history) in terms of content or subject matter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book is illustrated with various pictures and charts, which help to bring to light the character and setting of these narratives.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ben Witherington III is Amos Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, Kentucky, and is on the doctoral faculty at St. Andrews University, Scotland. Witherington has twice won the \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e best Biblical Studies book-of-the-year award, and his many books include \u003ci\u003eWe Have Seen His Glory: A Vision of Kingdom Worship\u003c\/i\u003e and socio-rhetorical commentaries on Mark, Acts, Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philemon, Colossians, Ephesians, and 1 and 2 Thessalonians. He writes a blog at patheos.com and can also be found on the web at benwitherington.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 923\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 9.2 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 13, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757579665696,"sku":"9780802845016","price":75.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/58fc43858f60afd8d27c479a37057e18.webp?v=1780105635","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-acts-of-the-apostles-a-socio-rhetorical-commentary-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}