Publication

2003-11-01 - Abingdon Press

Language

English

Word Count

74,000 words, Guess

Page Count

296 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

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Classifications

  • LCCBS2625.53 .G38 2003

Description

In a departure from customary readings of the Acts of the Apostles as the story of the growth of the church, Gaventa argues that Luke's second volume has to do with nothing less than the activity of God. From the beginning of the story at Jesus' Ascension and extending until well past the final report of Paul's activity in Rome, Luke narrates a relentlessly theological story, in which matters of institutional history or biography play only an incidental role. Gaventa pays careful attention to Luke's story of God, as well as to the numerous characters who set themselves in opposition to God's plan. --From publisher's description.

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