The Biblical Illustrator: Acts

by Joseph S. Exell

Publisher:

Baker

, 1954

Overview

Originally published in three volumes this 2,000 page commentary on Acts is one of the most exhaustive works ever written on the book of Acts. With every Bible reference coded for links to other works, this huge reference work in electronic form becomes an instant reference tool for students examining individual verses or phrases in the book of Acts.

Contents

Top Highlights

“He collected his facts with care and diligence (Luke i. 1–3)” (Page 1)

“5. We have exemplified in the early Church the power of the gospel to triumph over all circumstances.” (Page 0)

“He recognised that a knowledge of ‘all that Jesus began to do and to teach,’however comprehensive and however free from mixture, will not prove a saving knowledge unless it be conveyed to the soul by the power of God. St. Luke describes the commandments of Jesus as given unto the apostles by the Spirit.” (Page 2)

“It requires strong convictions of the truths we believe in order to be diligent in the propagation of them.” (Page 2)

“III. To whom itwas written .—To a certain Theophilus, of whom, beyond his name, we know nothing certainly. Internal evidence, however, supports the truth of the tradition that he was a Roman resident in Italy.” (Page 0)

Product Details

• Title: Acts
• Author: Joseph S. Exell
• Series: The Biblical Illustrator
• Publisher: Baker
• Print Publication Date: 1954
• Logos Release Date: 2001
• Era: era:modern
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Preaching; Homiletical illustrations; Bible. N.T. Acts › Commentaries
• Resource ID: LLS:29.49.1
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T07:03:56Z

About Joseph S. Exell

Joseph S. Exell (1849–1910) was the editor of Clerical World, Homiletical Quarterly, and the Monthly Interpreter. He was also the editor of The Men of the Bible, The Pulpit Commentary, and The Preacher’s Homiletic Library commentaries.