TY - BOOK AU - Fernando,Ajith TI - Acts: from biblical text-- to contemporary life T2 - The NIV application commentary SN - 9780310494102 AV - BS2625.F363.A287 1998 KW - Bible KW - Acts KW - Commentaries N1 - 1 (pages 45-48) and indexes; Series Introduction --; General Editor's Preface --; Author's Preface --; Abbreviations --; Introduction --; Outline --; Annotated Bibliography --; Text and Commentary on Acts; 2; b N2 - 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 -- ER -