Intrusive God, Disruptive Gospel – Encountering the Divine in the Book of Acts

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

This engaging book guides readers through one of the most colorful books of the Bible, illuminating passages from Acts that show the Christian gospel expressing itself through the lives, speech, struggles, and adventures of Jesus's followers. The book emphasizes the disruptive character of the Christian gospel and shows how Acts repeatedly describes God as upsetting the status quo by changing people's lives, society's conventions, and our basic expectations of what's possible. Suited for individual and group study, this book by a New Testament scholar with a gift for popular communication asks serious questions and eschews pat answers, bringing Acts alive for contemporary reflection on the character of God, the challenges of faith, and the church.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-09-22
Mått:140 x 217 x 14 mm
Vikt:254 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:208
Förlag:Baker Publishing Group
ISBN:9781587433757

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Biblar inom Filosofi och religion
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Matthew L. Skinner (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He frequently contributes to popular Christian magazines and blogs and is a featured writer for ON Scripture (a weekly column carried by Odyssey Networks), the Huffington Post, and other online outlets.

Innehållsförteckning

ContentsIntroductionRoad Map: As You Read This BookActs 1:1-11: Waiting to GoActs 2:1-21: Making Sense of ThingsActs 2:22-41: Keeping an Old PromiseRoad Map: Emerging RealitiesActs 3:11-26 and 4:5-12: The Ultimate DisruptionActs 4:32-5:11: Communal Harmony as a Matter of Life or DeathActs 6:1-7: Growth Brings Change--and SurpriseActs 7:54-60: Using Violence to Keep God under ControlRoad Map: ExpansionsActs 8:4-25: Spiritual Power, Spiritual Gift, and Spiritual GreedActs 8:26-40: Absurdly Good NewsActs 9:1-30: Seeing a Different RealityActs 9:32-43: The Work, Pain, and Tenderness of Christian ServiceActs 10:1-11:18: Old Boundaries ObliteratedActs 12:1-19: Coming to Our SensesRoad Map: God Is Still SpeakingActs 13:1-4: Called and CommissionedActs 14:8-20: Learning to Recognize GodActs 15:1-35: Discerning GodRoad Map: Very Public DisturbancesActs 16:9-40: Battle of the GodsActs 17:16-34: The Gospel in the FleshActs 18:1-17: When the Good News Escapes AttentionActs 18:24-19:20: There's Power in the NameActs 19:21-41: Far-Reaching DisruptionsRoad Map: The Witness Goes to RomeActs 21:1-6: Spirit-Led DisagreementActs 22:30-23:11: How to Be a HeroActs 25:1-12: The Gospel and the EmpireActs 27-28: Open HorizonsConclusionFor Further ReadingIndexes