The Acts of the Apostles : a new commentary / by J.B. Lightfoot ; edited and annotated by Ben Witherington III and Todd D. Still ; assisted by Jeanette M. Hagen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lightfoot, J. B. (Joseph Barber), 1828-1889, author.

Contributor:

Witherington, Ben, III, 1951- editor.

Series:

Lightfoot Legacy Set

The Lightfoot legacy ; Volume 1

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (410 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Downers Grove, Illinois : InterVarsity Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Recently discovered in the Durham Cathedral Library, J. B. Lightfoot's commentary on the Acts of the Apostles is a landmark event of great significance to both church and academy. Carefully transcribed and edited, these texts give us a new appreciation for Lightfoot's contributions to biblical scholarship.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Quotations""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Foreword""; ""Editors� Introduction: J. B. Lightfoot as Biblical Commentator""; ""Photographs""; ""Part One: Introduction to Commenting in General""; ""Part Two: Introduction to Acts�Preliminary Matters""; ""Part Three: The Commentary on Acts""; ""The Superscript""; ""The Preface""; ""Ascension, Judas� Demise, the Filling Up of the Twelve (Acts 1)""; ""Excursus�On the Historical Problem of the Varying Accounts of Judas� Demise""; ""Pentecost and Its Aftermath (Acts 2)""

""The Beginnings and Trials of the Church in Jerusalem (Acts 3�6)""""Excursus: The Sanhedrin and the High Priests""; ""Excursus: The Primacy of Peter""; ""Excursus: The Diaconate""; ""The First Martyr for Christ (Acts 7)""; ""Excursus: The Tabernacle""; ""Excursus: The Authenticity of the Speech of St. Stephen""; ""Simon, the Samaritans, and Philip (Acts 8)""; ""Excursus: Simon Magus""; ""Excursus: Conversion of the Ethiopian""; ""The Conversion of Saul (Acts 9)""; ""The Surprising Story of Cornelius (Acts 10)""; ""Trouble in Zion�Peter Explains (Acts 11)""

""The Persecuted Church and the Dawn of the Mission of the Persecutor (Acts 12)""""The First Missionary Journey (Acts 13�14)""; ""Excursus: St. Paul�s Apostolic Journeys""; ""The Apostolic Council and Its Aftermath (Acts 15)""; ""The Second Missionary Journey (Acts 16)""; ""Macedonia and On to Athens (Acts 17)""; ""Excursus: The History of St. Paul�s Days at Thessalonike""; ""And So to Corinth (Acts 18)""; ""Finally at Ephesus (Acts 19)""; ""The Third Missionary Journey (Acts 19:21�21:39)""; ""Excursus: Timothy and Erastus""; ""Excursus: The Speech of St. Paul at Miletus""

""Conclusions on the Rest of Acts""""Appendix A: Lightfoot�s Article on Acts for Smith�s Dictionary of the Bible""; ""Appendix B: Illustrations of the Acts from Recent Discoveries""; ""Appendix C: St. Paul�s History After the Close of the Acts""; ""Appendix D: The Obituary/Homage to Lightfoot""; ""Author Index""; ""Scripture Index""; ""Praise for Acts of the Apostles""; ""About the Author""; ""More Titles from InterVarsity Press""

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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ISBN:

9780830896738

0830896732

OCLC:

897815024