{"product_id":"acts-paperback-3","title":"Acts - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJaroslav Pelikan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this volume, an internationally renowned historian of Christian doctrine offers a theological reading of Acts. Now in paper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" A] significant commentary. . . . Pelikan asks big questions: what is sin? what were the earliest creeds? what is the nature of apostleship? He is sensitive to nuances of Greek but not obsessed by them. As such, this book will be helpful to preachers and, to a lesser extent, general readers who are sometimes flummoxed by more specialized and technical biblical commentaries.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew series volumes will continue to release in cloth, but as older volumes reprint, they will release in paper.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatholic Press Association Book Award Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eActs\u003c\/i\u003e] has all the marks of Pelikan's scholarship: a close reading of the Greek text; a verse-by-verse commentary on that text studded with references to the great patristic commentators; and a constant eye on the theological and homiletical possibilities of the text itself, as well as its place in the liturgical life of the church both West and East.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eLawrence S. Cunningham\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003e America\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The commentary serves as a rich storehouse of information on historical theology, providing [Pelikan] with the opportunity to expound on the intersections of Acts with the major teachings of the church. . . . The book will be of great value to all who are interested in the reception history of Acts and in theological interpretation of biblical texts.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eShelly Matthews\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCatholic Biblical Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"A fascinating peregrination through the history of Christian thought. . . . Pelikan offer[s] a very selective verse-by-verse theological commentary on Acts that supplements the primary focus of the volume: a series of theological excurses covering a broad range of\u003ci\u003e loci communes\u003c\/i\u003e. If such is the theological journey one seeks, one would be hard pressed to find a better guide.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eJohn F. B. Miller\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReview of Biblical Literature\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"What Jaroslav Pelikan offers us . . . [is] a set of observations on what phrases and passages in Acts might remind us of in the later history of Christian doctrine. As a sampler of vintage Pelikan tidbits, it is a scintillating piece of work, a tour de force in the history of dogma, a kaleidoscope of brilliant reflections by a generous and faithful Christian scholar.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eBrian E. Daley, SJ\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePro Ecclesia\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Pelikan's volume robustly demonstrates what reading enlivened by tradition and dogma can look like. It is a timely invitation to the church and the academy.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eAngus Paddison\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003e International Journal of Systematic Theology\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003e[Acts\u003c\/i\u003e] is a tour de force of the history of doctrine, as Pelikan draws in his lifetime to remark upon a vast panoply of subjects.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eSteven J. Koskie\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Theological Interpretation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJaroslav Pelikan\u003c\/b\u003e (1923-2006) was Sterling Professor Emeritus of History at Yale University. He received his PhD from the University of Chicago. His universally acclaimed works include the five-volume \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Jesus through the Centuries\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 8.97 x 6.11 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42714650312767,"sku":"9781587433542","price":55.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8cd7db046234005b4ce429036ccb1e56.webp?v=1765068879","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/acts-paperback-3","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}