Acts of the Apostles (#05 in New Collegeville Bible Commentary Series)

Publisher Description

Comprehensive and understandable, the New Collegeville Bible Commentary series brings the timeless messages and relevance of the New Testament to today's readers. With recent scholarship, this series provides vital background and addresses important questions such as authorship and cultural context. The New Collegeville Bible Commentary includes New American Bible translation and will appeal to preachers, teachers, Bible study groups, and Bible readers. Dennis Hamm stresses the unity between the Acts of Apostles and the Gospel of Luke. His section-by-section commentary (along with New American Bible, translation), based on the best of recent scholarship will appeal to teachers, preachers and Bible study groups with its non-technical, yet scholarly style. Hamm helps visualize Christianity's growth from Jewish roots and the church as continuation of God's covenant with Israel. Paying close attention to the use of the Old Testament, Hamm demonstrates how the Acts of the Apostles--first addressed to the early Christian community--speaks to our generation today.