NT326 Book Study: The Acts of the Apostles
Overview
In Book Study: The Acts of the Apostles (NT326) Dr. Joshua Jipp walks through the story of the early church as narrated in the book of Acts. You will see how the early church grew from a tiny Jewish sect after the death and resurrection of Jesus into a multi-ethnic community that spread throughout the ancient world “to the ends of the earth.” Dr. Jipp reveals important background information that will help you appreciate the book in context, and you’ll gain an understanding of the various episodes of the early church as the apostles carry out the mission of the risen Jesus and preach Him as the one Lord over all.
Top Highlights
“the kingdom of God is going to mean the restoration of Israel, but it’s going to be on God’s own terms.” (source)
“He redirects their attention away from timing and to mission and the role that they will play in enacting and extending the kingdom of God through Spirit-empowered testimony and mission.” (source)
“Acts is going to narrate how Christ the king, the one who is enthroned in heaven, is going to extend His kingdom to all of His peoples through the testimony of apostles.” (source)
“But rather, his accusers, rather Israel’s sort of officially sanctioned leaders, are the ones who are actually against Moses, temple, and law.” (source)
“Thirdly, we see the restoration of the kingdom to Israel is now being sort of proleptically anticipated as a twelfth apostle is chosen.” (source)
- Title: NT326 Book Study: The Acts of the Apostles
- Author: Joshua Jipp
- Series: Logos Mobile Education
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Print Publication Date: 2017
- Logos Release Date: 2017
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Courseware
- Subjects: Bible. N.T. Acts › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible. N.T. Acts › Commentaries; Education › Bible. N.T. Acts--Criticism, interpretation, etc; Education › Bible. N.T. Acts--Commentaries
- Resource ID: LLS:NT326JIPP
- Resource Type: Courseware Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2019-06-21T15:24:51Z
Dr. Joshua Jipp has taught New Testament in a variety of settings, including as a teaching fellow at TEDS, before joining the faculty at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He enjoys baseball, basketball, hiking outdoors, and spending time with his wife, Amber, and their two sons. His most recent scholarly work includes Paul’s Areopagus Speech of Acts 17:16–34 as Both Critique and Propaganda in theJournal of Biblical Literature, and Divine Visitations and Hospitality to Strangers in Luke–Acts: An Interpretation of the Malta Episode in Acts 28:1–10 (Brill). He’s currently working on a book on Pauline Christology for Fortress Press and the Two Horizons Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles for Eerdmans.