Acts of the Apostles Through the Centuries

Heidi J. Hornik is Professor of Italian Renaissance and Baroque Art History at Baylor University, USA. She is a highly respected art historian and scholar in the field of reception history, and the author of Michele Tosini and the Ghirlandaio Workshop in Cinquecento Florence (2009). Professor Hornik co-authored the three-volume series Illuminating Luke (2003, 2005, 2007) with her collaborator on this publication, Mikeal Parsons, with whom she also co-edited Interpreting Christian Art (2004). Mikeal C. Parsons is Professor and Macon Chair in Religion at Baylor University, USA, where he has taught since 1986. His extensive publications on textual as well as interpretive topics in biblical studies include Body and Character in Luke and Acts: The Subversion of Physiognomy in Early Christianity (2011), and Luke: Storyteller, Evangelist, Interpreter (2007). Professor Parsons has collaborated with Professor Hornik on two previous publications, both as co-author on the three-volume series Illuminating Luke (2003, 2005, 2007), and as co-editor of Interpreting Christian Art (2004).

• List of Figures viiSeries Editors’ Preface xiiiPreface xvAcknowledgements xviiList of Abbreviations xixIntroduction: Orienting the Reading 1Acts 1 19Acts 2 38Acts 3–5 66Acts 6–8 90Acts 9 110Acts 10–12 126Acts 13–14 142Acts 15 160Acts 16–17 172Acts 18–19 193Acts 20–23 209Acts 24–26 229Acts 27–28 242Epilogue 258Appendix 1: Citations of the Acts of the Apostles in Creeds & Confessions of Faith in the Christian Tradition 262Biographies and Glossary 285Bibliography 296Author and Artist Index 322Index of Scripture References 330Subject Index 339