
Acts
Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group
Published on 16. September 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
392 pages
978-1-5409-6693-3 (ISBN)
Description
A balanced, accessible commentary for Spirit-filled Christians
The Spirit who inspired the authors of the New Testament is at work today around the globe, as evidenced by the explosive growth of pentecostal, charismatic, and renewalist movements; the number of adherents is now estimated at more than half a billion.
The Word and Spirit Commentary on the New Testament meets the need for a balanced, affordable, and accessible commentary series aimed at Christians who identify as Spirit-filled. Features include:
? written by pastorally sensitive biblical scholars from the Spirit-filled tradition
? paragraph-by-paragraph commentary
? images, illustrations, and sidebars on pentecostal/charismatic/revival history or insights
? engages biblical books in their ancient setting
? emphasizes how we listen alongside ancient audiences for the Spirit's voice in our time and contexts
Series volumes explore how God works in the biblical texts and how Christians can expect God to work today, even if in new or culturally surprising ways. Series editors are Holly Beers, Westmont College, and Craig S. Keener, Asbury Theological Seminary.
The Spirit who inspired the authors of the New Testament is at work today around the globe, as evidenced by the explosive growth of pentecostal, charismatic, and renewalist movements; the number of adherents is now estimated at more than half a billion.
The Word and Spirit Commentary on the New Testament meets the need for a balanced, affordable, and accessible commentary series aimed at Christians who identify as Spirit-filled. Features include:
? written by pastorally sensitive biblical scholars from the Spirit-filled tradition
? paragraph-by-paragraph commentary
? images, illustrations, and sidebars on pentecostal/charismatic/revival history or insights
? engages biblical books in their ancient setting
? emphasizes how we listen alongside ancient audiences for the Spirit's voice in our time and contexts
Series volumes explore how God works in the biblical texts and how Christians can expect God to work today, even if in new or culturally surprising ways. Series editors are Holly Beers, Westmont College, and Craig S. Keener, Asbury Theological Seminary.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Ada, MI
United States
Publishing group
Baker Publishing Group
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 227 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
556 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5409-6693-3 (9781540966933)
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Persons
Robert P. Menzies (PhD, University of Aberdeen) has lived in East Asia for most of the past three decades and serves as director of the Asian Center for Pentecostal Theology. His books include Spirit and Power: Foundations of Pentecostal Experience and Empowered for Witness: The Spirit in Luke-Acts.
Craig S. Keener (PhD, Duke University) is F. M. and Ada Thompson Professor of Biblical Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky, and writes regularly at www.CraigKeener.com. He is the author of 37 books, including a four-volume commentary on Acts.
Craig S. Keener (PhD, Duke University) is F. M. and Ada Thompson Professor of Biblical Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky, and writes regularly at www.CraigKeener.com. He is the author of 37 books, including a four-volume commentary on Acts.
Content
Series Preface
Introduction
Acts 1:1-14 Introduction: The Prophetic Call
Acts 1:15-2:47 The Prophetic Vocation Embraced
Acts 3:1-6:7 Prophetic Witness in Jerusalem
Acts 6:8-9:31 Prophetic Witness in Judea and Samaria
Acts 9:32-12:25 The Beginning of Prophetic Witness to the Gentiles
Acts 12:25-19:41 Paul's Prophetic Witness in the Diaspora
Acts 20:1-28:31 Paul's Prophetic Witness Reaches Rome
Indexes
Introduction
Acts 1:1-14 Introduction: The Prophetic Call
Acts 1:15-2:47 The Prophetic Vocation Embraced
Acts 3:1-6:7 Prophetic Witness in Jerusalem
Acts 6:8-9:31 Prophetic Witness in Judea and Samaria
Acts 9:32-12:25 The Beginning of Prophetic Witness to the Gentiles
Acts 12:25-19:41 Paul's Prophetic Witness in the Diaspora
Acts 20:1-28:31 Paul's Prophetic Witness Reaches Rome
Indexes