The Acts of the Apostles: Historical Record or Theological Reconstruction?
by Frederick Fyvie Bruce, Manchester
Contents
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I. Introduction |
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II. Summary of Contents |
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1. The birth of the church (Acts 1,1-5, 42) |
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2. Persecution and expansion (Acts 6,1-9, 31) |
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3. Acts of Peter and beginnings of the Gentile mission (Acts 9,32-12,25) |
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4. Antioch becomes a base for the Gentile mission (Acts 13,1-16,5) |
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5. Paul's Aegean ministry (Acts 16,6-19,41) |
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6. The circuitous route to Rome (Acts 20,1-28,31) |
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III. Historicity |
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1. The wider context |
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2. Early Christian history |
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IV. Speeches |
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V. Sources |
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VI. Authorship, Date and Purpose |
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1. Authorship: the tradition |
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2. Date |
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3. Arguments for post-apostolic origin |
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4. Apologetic purpose and setting |
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VII. Bibliography |
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1. Surveys |
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2. Commentaries |
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3. Works on the Text |
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4. General |
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