Fernando, Ajith,

Acts : from biblical text-- to contemporary life / Ajith Fernando. - 656 pages ; 24 cm. - The NIV application commentary . - NIV application commentary. .



Series Introduction -- General Editor's Preface -- Author's Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Outline -- Annotated Bibliography -- Text and Commentary on Acts.

Most Bible commentaries take us on a one-way trip from the twentieth century to the first century. But they leave us there, assuming that we can somehow make the return journey on our own. In other words, they focus on the original meaning of the passage but don't discuss its contemporary application. The information they offer is valuable --



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Bible.--Acts--Commentaries.
Bible.--Acts --New Testament.--Commentaries.

BS2625.3.F363.A287 1998