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Steve Walton has consistently focused his research and scholarship upon the theological perspective of Acts, while considering the book's nature and focus, its portrait of the early Christian communities and their mission in the culturally varied first-century world, and its major theological themes. Walton now collects several of his key essays into an expansive and coherent perspective, bringing together studies published over nearly two dec...

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In the tradition of The First Urban Christians by Wayne Meeks, this book explores the relationship between the earliest Christians and the city environment. Experts in classics, early Christianity, and human geography analyze the growth, development, and self-understanding of the early Christian movement in urban settings. The book's contributors first look at how the urban physical, cultural, and social environments of the ancient Mediterrane...

A 'state of the art' view of the study of Acts from a variety of perspectives and approaches. Featuring contributions from internationally respected scholars.

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Identifies and compares major themes in Luke and Paul's views of Christian leadership.

This study contributes to debate about the portraits of Paul in Acts and his epistles by considering Paul’, s Miletus speech (Acts 20.18b-35) and identifies and compares major themes in Luke and Paul’, s views of Christian leadership. Comparisons with Jesus’, speeches in Luke show how Lukan the speech is and, with 1 Thessalonians, how Pauline it is. The speech calls the Ephesian elders to service after Paul’, s departure to...

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This story is about a college student's adventures as a summer lifeguard at a country lake. It relates not only his experiences as a lifeguard but also his relationships with women, his participation in outlandish college pranks and being victimized by his dry witted family members. It is an emotion filled roller coaster ride of side splitting humor.

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