A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles, Volume 1: Preliminary lntroduction and Commentary on Acts I-XIV (International Critical Commentary)

For over one hundred years, the International Critical Commentary series has held a special place among works on the Bible. It has sought to bring together all the relevant aids to exegesis — linguistic and textual no less than archaeological, historical, literary and theological—with a level of comprehension and quality of scholarship unmatched by any other series. No attempt has been made to secure a uniform theological or critical approach to the biblical text: contributors have been invited for their scholarly distinction, not for their adherence to any one school of thought. The first paperback editions to be published cover the heart of the New Testament, providing a wealth of information and research in accessible and attractive format.> Cover......Page 1 Title page......Page 5 General Editor's Preface......Page 7 Preface......Page 9 Contents of Volume I......Page 11 Bibliographies and Abbreviations......Page 13 Map......Page 24 Preliminary Introduction......Page 26 I. Text......Page 27 II. Acts and Its Author......Page 55 III. Acts 1-14: Sources and Plan......Page 74 IV. Acts 1-14: Contents......Page 82 1.1-14......Page 84 1.15-26......Page 116 2.1-13......Page 131 2.14-40......Page 152 2.41-47......Page 183 3.1-10......Page 199 3.11-26......Page 211 4.1-22......Page 240 4.23-31......Page 265 4.32-35......Page 276 4.36, 37......Page 282 5.1-11......Page 286 5.12-16......Page 297 5.17-40......Page 304 5.41, 42......Page 324 6.1-7......Page 327 6.8-15......Page 343 7.1-53......Page 356 7.54-8.1a......Page 404 8.1b-3......Page 414 8.4-25......Page 419 8.26-40......Page 444 9.1-19a......Page 462 9.19b-30......Page 484 9.31......Page 497 9.32-43......Page 501 10.1-48......Page 513 11.1-18......Page 557 11.19-26......Page 569 11.27-30......Page 583 12.1-23......Page 592 12.24, 25......Page 618 13.1-3......Page 623 13.4-12......Page 633 13.13-52......Page 645 14.1-23......Page 687 14.24-28......Page 714