Osvaldo Padilla is Associate professor of New Testament at Beeson Divinity School, Birmingham, Alabama. Author of The Speeches of Outsiders in Acts: Poetics, Theology, and Historiography, and articles and reviews for Themelios, Bulletin for Biblical Research, New Testament Studies and Ex Auditu. Previously taught New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and served as pastor of Jesus el Buen Pastor, a Hispanic congregation in the Chicago area.

The book of Acts is a remarkable fusion of the historical and theological, and its account of the early church has fascinated theologians and biblical scholars for centuries. Just who was the author of this work? And what kind of book did he write? How do we classify its genre?

The Acts of the Apostles provides an advanced introduction to the study of Acts, covering important questions about authorship, genre, history and theology. Osvaldo Padilla explores fresh avenues of understanding by examining the text in light of the most recent research on the book of Acts itself, philosophical hermeneutics, genre theory and historiography. In addition, Padilla opens a conversation between the text of Acts and postliberal theology, seeking a fully orbed engagement with Acts that is equally attuned to questions of interpretation, history and theology.

A new, advanced introduction to the study of the New Testament book

Osvaldo Padilla

Cover

Commendations for The Acts of the Apostles

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction

1 Who Wrote Acts?

Who Was Luke?

How Important Is the Identity of the Author to Interpret Acts?

Conclusion

2 The Genre of Acts

A Brief History of Genre Theory

Proposals on the Genre of Acts

Conclusion—Acts as Historical Monograph: How Does It Help?

3 How Luke Writes History

Luke the Theological Historian

Luke the Storyteller

Luke the Historian

4 The Speeches in Acts (Part One): The Speeches in Their Ancient Context

The Reporting of Speeches in Ancient History

Luke as a Conservative Reporter of Speeches

Conclusion: Believing the Speeches

5 The Speeches in Acts (Part Two): The Theology of the Speeches

The Speech of Peter at Pentecost (Acts 2:1-41)

The Speech of Stephen (Acts 7:1-53)

The Speech at the Home of Cornelius (Acts 10:34-48)

The Speech at Athens (Acts 17:16-31)

The Speech Before Agrippa (Acts 26:1-32)

Summary and Conclusions

6 The Justification of Truth-Claims in Acts: A Conversation with Postliberalism

Postliberalism: A Sketch

Postliberalism and the Question of Truth-Claims

The Justification of Truth-Claims in Acts

Conclusions

Notes

Chapter 1: Who Wrote Acts?

Chapter 2: The Genre of Acts

Chapter 3: How Luke Writes History

Chapter 4: The Speeches in Acts (Part One): The Speeches in Their Ancient Context

Chapter 5: The Speeches in Acts (Part Two): The Theology of the Speeches

Chapter 6: The Justification of Truth-Claims in Acts: A Conversation with Postliberalism

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The Acts of the Apostles provides an advanced introduction to the study of Acts, covering important questions about authorship, genre, history and theology.

The book of Acts is a remarkable fusion of the historical and theological, and its account of the early church has fascinated theologians and biblical scholars for centuries. Just who was the author of this work? And what kind of book did he write? How do we classify its genre?The Acts of the Apostles provides an advanced introduction to the study of Acts, covering important questions about authorship, genre, history and theology. Osvaldo Padilla explores fresh avenues of understanding by examining the text in light of the most recent research on the book of Acts itself, philosophical hermeneutics, genre theory and historiography. In addition, Padilla opens a conversation between the text of Acts and postliberal theology, seeking a fully orbed engagement with Acts that is equally attuned to questions of interpretation, history and theology.

It is rare to find a work that blends epistemological, hermeneutical and historiographic sophistication with mature handling of the extensive primary and secondary literature, but this is such a work. Padilla's introduction to questions of the authorship and genre of Acts and the character of its speeches is a superbly informed and trustworthy guide.;Craig Keener, F. M. and Ada Thompson Professor of Biblical Studies, Asbury Theological Seminary

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Abbreviations  
  
1\. Who Wrote Acts?  
Who Was Luke?  
How Important Is the Identity of the Author to Interpret Acts?  
Conclusion

2\. The Genre of Acts  
A Brief History of Genre Theory  
Proposals on the Genre of Acts  
Conclusion - Acts as Historical Monograph: How Does It   
Help?

3\. How Luke Writes History  
Luke the Theological Historian  
Luke the Storyteller  
Luke the Historian  
Conclusion

4\. The Speeches in Acts (Part One): The Speeches in Their Ancient Context  
The Reporting of Speeches in Ancient History  
Luke as a Conservative Reporter of Speeches  
Conclusion: Believing the Speeches

5\. The Speeches (Part Two): The Theology of the Speeches  
The Speech of Peter at Pentecost (Acts 2:1-41)  
The Speech of Stephen (Acts 7:1-53)  
The Speech at the Home of Cornelius (Acts 10:34-48)  
The Speech at Athens (Acts 17:16-31)  
The Speech Before Agrippa (Acts 26:1-32)  
Summary and Conclusions

6\. The Justification of Truth Claims in Acts: A Conversation with Postliberalism  
Postliberalism: A Sketch  
Postliberalism and the Question of Truth Claims  
The Justification of Truth Claims in Acts

Conclusions

Indexes

Padilla brings a new, advanced but clear, introduction to the New Testament which brings in the latest research and theory.

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