Engaging the First Christian Historian

Daniel M. Gurtner is Professor of New Testament Studies at Gateway Seminary, USA.Brian J. Tabb is President and Professor of Biblical Studies at Bethlehem College and Seminary in Minneapolis, USA. He is also General Editor of Themelios.

• Preface List of ContributorsAbbreviationsIntroduction – Brian J. Tabb and Daniel M. Gurtner1. After the War: Reading Luke-Acts in Josephus’ Rome – Loveday Alexander, University of Sheffield, UK2. The Structure of Luke-Acts – Craig L. Blomberg, Denver Seminary, USA3. Sharing Possession in Luke-Acts – Fiona J. R. Gregson, Parish of Aston and Nichols, Birmingham, UK4. Paul as Not-the-Founder of the Church at Ephesus and Luke’s Historical Reliability – Paul Trebilco, University of Otago, New Zealand5. First-Person Claims in Some Ancient Historians and Acts – Craig S. Keener, Asbury Theological Seminary, USA6. The Long, Strange Journey from Perga to Pisidian Antioch – Ben Witherington III, Asbury Theological Seminary, USA7. The Possible Presence and Purpose(s) of Humour in Acts – Alan J. Thompson, Sydney Missionary and Bible College, Australia8. Luke Was There, or Was He? Reflections on Luke, Paul and the Jesus Tradition – David Wenham, Wycliffe Hall, Oxford and Trinity College, Bristol, UK9. Temple and Temple Practices in the Acts of the Apostles - Daniel M. Gurtner, Gateway Seminary, USA10. The Church in Acts - Helen D. Miller, Moorlands College, UK11. The Intimate God and the Social God in the Book of Acts - Daniel Marguerat, University of Lausanne, SwitzerlandBibliographyIndex