Review of the hardback: 'Padilla has identified a critical gap in past scholarship and has made important strides in determining the function of the speeches of outsiders in Acts and the rhetorical impact of these speeches on the Lukan community. This volume is engaging, well-researched, and well-written. Padilla has made a significant offering to scholarship on the book of Acts.' Review of Biblical Literature

• Introduction; 1. The current state of research on the speeches of Acts; 2. The speeches of outsiders in selected biblical and Second Temple narrative; 3. The Gamaliel speech; 4. The speech of Gallio; 5. The speeches of Demetrius and the Ephesian town clerk; 6. The speeches of Claudius Lysias, Tertullus, and Festus; Conclusions.

Review of the hardback: 'Padilla has identified a critical gap in past scholarship and has made important strides in determining the function of the speeches of outsiders in Acts and the rhetorical impact of these speeches on the Lukan community. This volume is engaging, well-researched, and well-written. Padilla has made a significant offering to scholarship on the book of Acts.' Review of Biblical Literature

• Introduction; 1. The current state of research on the speeches of Acts; 2. The speeches of outsiders in selected biblical and Second Temple narrative; 3. The Gamaliel speech; 4. The speech of Gallio; 5. The speeches of Demetrius and the Ephesian town clerk; 6. The speeches of Claudius Lysias, Tertullus, and Festus; Conclusions.

Review of the hardback: 'Padilla has identified a critical gap in past scholarship and has made important strides in determining the function of the speeches of outsiders in Acts and the rhetorical impact of these speeches on the Lukan community. This volume is engaging, well-researched, and well-written. Padilla has made a significant offering to scholarship on the book of Acts.' Review of Biblical Literature

• Introduction; 1. The current state of research on the speeches of Acts; 2. The speeches of outsiders in selected biblical and Second Temple narrative; 3. The Gamaliel speech; 4. The speech of Gallio; 5. The speeches of Demetrius and the Ephesian town clerk; 6. The speeches of Claudius Lysias, Tertullus, and Festus; Conclusions.