The Acts of the Apostles: Interpretation, History and Theology

by Osvaldo Padilla

Publisher:

IVP Academic

, 2016

Overview

The book of Acts is a remarkable fusion of the historical and theological, and its account of the early church has fascinated theologians and biblical scholars for centuries. Just who was the author of this work? And what kind of book did he write? How do we classify its genre?

In The Acts of the Apostles Osvaldo Padilla provides an advanced introduction to the study of Acts, covering important questions about authorship, genre, history and theology. He also explores fresh avenues of understanding by examining the text in light of the most recent research on the book of Acts itself, philosophical hermeneutics, genre theory and historiography. In addition, Padilla opens a conversation between the text of Acts and postliberal theology, seeking a fully-orbed engagement with Acts that is equally attuned to questions of interpretation, history and theology.

Contents

Top Highlights

“Second, accepting Acts as a historical monograph invites us to expect the author to be an eyewitness and/or interviewer of those who participated in the events narrated.” (Page 73)

“First, it encourages the reader to view the events narrated as actually having occurred; however, it does not guarantee accuracy.” (Page 72)

“First, we want to establish that Luke was a theological historian” (Page 75)

“Therefore even though it appears that Luke had plenty of material, he nevertheless presents speeches that are relatively short. I am suggesting that this means that Luke was not inclined to embellish speeches, probably signifying that his intention was to provide simply a gist of what the speakers said.” (Pages 142–143)

“Josephus underlines several times that in order for history to be accurate, the writer must have himself been a participant in the events or painstakingly have collected information from eyewitnesses.” (Page 79)

Product Details

• Title: The Acts of the Apostles: Interpretation, History and Theology
• Author: Osvaldo Padilla
• Publisher: IVP Academic
• Print Publication Date: 2016
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subject: Bible. N.T. Acts › Criticism, interpretation, etc
• ISBNs: 9780830899807, 9780830851300, 9781783594276, 0830899804, 0830851305, 1783594276
• Resource ID: LLS:WS_9680E50FF4824AC7A5DDA8C30583283F
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T04:17:54Z

About Osvaldo Padilla

Osvaldo Padilla is an evangelical New Testament scholar. Born in the Dominican Republic, he immigrated to the U.S. as a teenager. He has a B.A. from the Moody Bible Institute, an M.A. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and a Ph.D. from the University of Aberdeen. He was the Assistant Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and is now Assistant Professor of New Testament at Beeson Divinity School.

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