Yon Gyong Kwon is Professor of New Testament at Anyang University, Korea. He is also the author of Eschatology in Galatians: Rethinking Paul's Response to the Crisis in Galatia (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2004)

A Commentary on Acts is a study guide to accompany the biblical text. It replaces John Hargreaves' book ISG 27: A Guide to Acts (SPCK, 1990) It consists of theological and pastoral commentary on the text. It also includes four short applied theological essays written on major themes by contributors whose nationality and denominational affiliation are different from those of the author. These essays help readers to understand the relevance of the Book of Acts for modern Christians. Study questions at the end of each chapter raise interpretative questions and make suggestions for further discussion.

Yon Gyong Kwon

A Commentary on Acts

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Acknowledgements

Using this Commentary

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Introduction

Forty days with the risen Jesus

Waiting and preparation

The disciples are filled with the Spirit

Peter's first witness to the risen Jesus

The fellowship of the believers

The name of Jesus heals a crippled beggar

Theological essay 1

Peter and John before the Sanhedrin

The Church overcomes a danger from within

Theological essay 2

A new leadership emerges

Stephen's speech

Witnessing in all Judea and Samaria

The conversion of Saul

Opening the door: Peter and Cornelius

The church in Antioch

Herod persecutes the Church

Mission to Cyprus

Mission in Antioch of Pisidia

The mission to Iconium and Lystra and back

The Jerusalem Council

The gospel spreads to Macedonia

Paul in Macedonia

Paul in Athens

Paul in Corinth

Theological essay 3

Paul in Ephesus

Paul begins his journey to Jerusalem

Theological essay 4

Paul's arrival and arrest

Paul defends himself before the crowd

Paul before the Sanhedrin and the plot to kill him

Paul before Felix

Paul before Festus and Agrippa

Paul's defence before Agrippa

Paul sails for Rome

Paul in Rome

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A Commentary on Acts is a study guide to accompany the biblical text. It consists of theological and pastoral commentary on the text. These essays help readers to understand the relevance of the Book of Acts for modern Christians.

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Yon Gyong Kwon’s is certainly a detailed discussion of what is a very important book. It is clear and well presented. The reader is taken verse by verse through the text, the whole being subdivided into study length sections with additional ‘interpretation’ and ‘study suggestion’ summaries. There is also a series of four ‘theological essays’ exploring Acts themes.   
Some measure of explanation with cross-references is offered for each verse and this will be immensely useful to the more literal reader. However Acts is one of the most difficult books of the New Testament to evaluate. Unlike the Gospels where we have four versions to compare, here we only have one. It is therefore important to use whatever sources are available to help us sift the text. This is largely missing from the discussion so that the book gives a very monochromatic view. Having said that, there is much here to stimulate further reading.

ISG 48: A Commentary on Acts

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