TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hornik,Heidi J.
AU  - Parsons,Mikeal C.
AU  - 
TI  - The Acts of the Apostles through the centuries /Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons
T2  - Wiley Blackwell Bible commentaries
SN  - 9781405076354
AV  - BS2625 .A287 2017
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Chichester, West Sussex, Malden, Massachusetts
PB  - John Wiley and Sons Incorporated
KW  - Bible
KW  - Acts
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - History
N1  - Introduction: orienting the reading --; Acts 1 --; Acts 2 --; Acts 3-5 --; Acts 6-8 --; Acts 9 --; Acts 10-12 --; Acts 13-14 --; Acts 15 --; Acts 16-17 --; Acts 18-19 --; Acts 20-23 --; Acts 24-26 --; Acts 27-28 --; Epilogue: after Acts; 2
N2  - "This new book shows how the reception of Acts of the Apostles illuminates not just the biblical text itself but also the attitudes of those interpreting it. The authors journey far beyond their analysis of the exegesis of Acts, tracing its influence on art and music, and charting the ways in which Luke's volume has guided the evangelism, worship practices, and institutions of ecclesiastical communities across the centuries. The potent influence exerted by Acts affirms its place as perhaps the most significant of the New Testament books outside the Gospels themselves. With its accounts of the Ascension and the Pentecost, and its narrative of Paul's conversion and journeys, Acts inspired transcendent works of religious art and acted as a blueprint for the Christian church's commitment to evangelism. The volume analyses the extent of that influence at key turning points in the religious--and political--history of Christianity. This rich volume brings together an impressive array of representations and interpretations demonstrating the myriad ways in which Acts has inspired artists, writers, musicians, and clerics to create cultural treasures as well as to justify the stratagems of powerful vested interests."--Page 4 of cover
ER  -