"William Kurz, an accomplished biblical scholar, has a written a commentary on Acts that is up to date on current critical scholarship yet accessible to a wide audience of readers. Throughout the commentary one can see Kurz's clear understanding of the relationship of Acts to the first volume by the same author, the Gospel of Luke. Kurz is always positive in dealing with problem areas of the text. This work will be especially valuable for study groups, college students, and preachers of the Word."  
\--__Terence J. Keegan, OP__, professor of theology, Providence College  
  
"In this volume, Kurz provides students and pastors a rare combination of careful scholarship and pastoral insight. Kurz writes as a seasoned Lukan scholar--a pioneer in narrative criticism--and implores the Church to extend Luke's vision concerning 'all that Jesus began to do and teach . . . to the ends of the earth.'"  
\--__Martin Mittelstadt__, professor of biblical studies, Evangel University  
  
"Kurz sees the Acts narrative not just as a coherent story about the past--our Church's earliest moments of evangelistic mission--but also as a mirror the contemporary Church may peer into to see its deepest identity manifested within the stories of the major figures led by God to advance the Church's mission to the 'ends of the earth.' It is a great service to provide a commentary that is technically pristine, theologically alert, and pastorally sensitive."  
\--__Stephen Miletic__, professor of Scripture, Theology Department, Franciscan University of Steubenville  
  
"In this book, Kurz provides necessary historical and cultural background while reading the text within the Church's tradition. He writes with the mind of a scholar and the heart of a pastor, all in an accessible style."  
\--__Martin C. Albl__, professor of religious studies, Presentation College, Aberdeen, South Dakota  
  
"William Kurz combines the best of contemporary scholarship with the riches of tradition. His commentary is the fruit of a lifetime of work on Luke-Acts."  
\--__Jeremy Holmes__, academic dean and assistant professor of theology, Wyoming Catholic College  
  
For more information on the series, visit __www.CatholicScriptureCommentary.com__

__William S. Kurz, SJ__ (PhD, Yale University), is professor of New Testament at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he has taught for more than thirty-five years. He is the author of numerous books, including Reading Luke-Acts: Dynamics of Biblical Narrative.

What message was the author of Acts seeking to convey, and what would the original audience have understood? How is God speaking to believers today through Acts as it has been used by the church throughout the centuries? In this addition to the Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture, respected New Testament scholar William Kurz offers a close reading and explanation of the entire narrative of Acts, grounded in the original Greek but keyed to the NABRE for liturgical use. This volume, like each in the series, relates Scripture to life, is faithfully Catholic, and is supplemented by features designed to help readers understand the Bible more deeply and use it more effectively.

This Catholic commentary on Acts interprets Scripture from within the living tradition of the Church for pastoral ministers and lay readers alike.

Kurz, William S. SJ

Cover

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Illustrations

Editors’ Preface

Abbreviations

Introduction

Outline of Acts

Luke’s Introduction to Acts (Acts 1:1–11)

Prayer in the Upper Room (Acts 1:12–26)

The Coming of the Holy Spirit and the Birth of the Church (Acts 2)

Healing Spurs the Growth of the Church (Acts 3:1–4:4)

Bold Testimony and a New Outpouring of the Spirit (Acts 4:5–31)

Sharing of Goods: Two Contrary Examples (Acts 4:32–5:11)

Signs and Wonders and Trials (Acts 5:12–42)

The Ordination of the Seven and the Preaching of Stephen (Acts 6:1–15)

Stephen’s Overview of Biblical History (Acts 7:1–53)

Martyrdom, Persecution, and Mission (Acts 7:54–8:40)

Paul’s Conversion and Baptism (Acts 9:1–22)

Saul’s Escape; Peter’s Healing of Aeneas and Tabitha (Acts 9:23–43)

The Conversion of Cornelius (Acts 10:1–11:18)

Church Growth at Antioch; Peter’s Escape (Acts 11:19–12:24)

The Mission of Barnabas and Saul (Acts 12:25–13:52)

Paul in Asia Minor: Iconium, Lystra, Derbe (Acts 14:1–28)

The Jerusalem Council (Acts 15:1–35)

The Separation of Paul and Barnabas (Acts 15:36–16:15)

Imprisonment and Release at Philippi (Acts 16:16–40)

Paul in Thessalonica, Beroea, and Athens (Acts 17:1–34)

Paul’s Mission in Corinth (Acts 18:1–28)

Ephesus (Acts 19:1–41)

Paul the Itinerant Pastor (Acts 20:1–16)

Paul’s Farewell Speech (Acts 20:17–38)

Paul’s Journey to Jerusalem (Acts 21:1–26)

Paul’s Arrest and Defense (Acts 21:27–23:35)

Trials before Roman Governors (Acts 24:1–25:12)

Paul before Agrippa (Acts 25:13–26:32)

Shipwreck en Route to Rome (Acts 27:1–44)

From Malta to Rome (Acts 28:1–16)

Testimony in Rome (Acts 28:17–31)

Suggested Resources

Glossary

Index of Pastoral Topics

Index of Sidebars

Notes

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