Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Narrative
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Narrative
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- 1 The Literary Worlds of Genesis
- 2 Exodus
- 3 Reading the Wilderness Narratives
- 4 Prospects and Perils in the Land of Promise
- 5 Saul the Undead and David the Bringer of Life
- 6 Monarchic Collapse
- 7 Ruth and Jonah
- 8 Theaters of Empire and Exile in Daniel and Esther
- 9 Narrative Art in Chronicles
- 10 The Genesis of Jesus in the Narrative of Matthew
- 11 Fear and Grief
- 12 Luke’s Gospel as a Narrative of Reconciliation
- 13 Signs Cultivating Imperfect Belief in the Fourth Gospel
- 14 The Acts of the Apostles
- 15 Stories from Letters
- 16 Reading Revelation for Its Plot
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page )
- References
14 - The Acts of the Apostles
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Narrative
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Narrative
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- 1 The Literary Worlds of Genesis
- 2 Exodus
- 3 Reading the Wilderness Narratives
- 4 Prospects and Perils in the Land of Promise
- 5 Saul the Undead and David the Bringer of Life
- 6 Monarchic Collapse
- 7 Ruth and Jonah
- 8 Theaters of Empire and Exile in Daniel and Esther
- 9 Narrative Art in Chronicles
- 10 The Genesis of Jesus in the Narrative of Matthew
- 11 Fear and Grief
- 12 Luke’s Gospel as a Narrative of Reconciliation
- 13 Signs Cultivating Imperfect Belief in the Fourth Gospel
- 14 The Acts of the Apostles
- 15 Stories from Letters
- 16 Reading Revelation for Its Plot
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page )
- References
Summary
Among all the narratives collected in the Bible, none tells a story quite like the Acts of the Apostles. Readers travel along with the action over very long distances and visit a range of cultural settings in this geographically expansive tale that brings a wide spectrum of people onto the narrative stage.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Narrative , pp. 274 - 291Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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Selected Further Reading
Aarflot, Christine H. God (in) Acts: The Characterization of God in the Acts of the Apostles. Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2020.Google Scholar
Alexander, Loveday C. A. Acts in Its Ancient Literary Context: A Classicist Looks at the Acts of the Apostles. Early Christianity in Context. Library of New Testament Studies, 298. London: T&T Clark, 2005.Google Scholar
Bauer, David R. The Book of Acts as Story: A Narrative-Critical Study. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2021.Google Scholar
Bonz, Marianne Palmer. The Past as Legacy: Luke, Acts, and Ancient Epic. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2000.Google Scholar
Dupertuis, Rubén René. “The Acts of the Apostles, Narrative, and History.” Pages 330–40 in The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Narrative. Edited by Fewell, Danna Nolan; New York: Oxford University Press, 2016).Google Scholar
Jennings, Willie James. Acts. Belief: A Theological Commentary on the Bible. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2017.Google Scholar
Marguerat, Daniel. The First Christian Historian: Writing the “Acts of the Apostles.” Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series 121. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Matthews, Shelly. The Acts of the Apostles: Taming the Tongues of Fire. T&T Clark’s Study Guides to the New Testament. London: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2017.Google Scholar
Reimer, Ivoni Richter. Women in the Acts of the Apostles: A Feminist Liberation Perspective. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1995.Google Scholar
Shauf, Scott. The Divine in Acts and in Ancient Historiography. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2015.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Shepherd, William H. The Narrative Function of the Holy Spirit as a Character in Luke-Acts. Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation Series 147. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1994.Google Scholar
Skinner, Matthew L. Intrusive God, Disruptive Gospel: Encountering the Divine in the Book of Acts. Grand Rapids: Brazos, 2015.Google Scholar
Spencer, F. Scott. Journeying through Acts: A Literary-Cultural Reading. Peabody: Hendrickson, 2004.Google Scholar
Tannehill, Robert C. The Narrative Unity of Luke-Acts: A Literary Interpretation, vol. 2: The Acts of the Apostles. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1990.Google Scholar