Marco C.D. Wittenberg is minister at Amstelveen (The Netherlands) and visiting professor at the Baptist’s Seminary (VU Amsterdam) and the Evangelical Theological Faculty (Leuven). He is a member of the International Commission on Theological Education of the Alliance World Fellowship.

• Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1: Forschungsbericht Chapter 2: The Role of the Reader, Umberto Eco and Luke-Acts Chapter 3: The Model Applied (1): Max M.B. Turner Chapter 4: The Model Applied (2): Robert P. Menzies Chapter 5: The Model Applied (3): William S. Kurz Chapter 6: The Role of the Reader: Limits and Possibilities of Interpretation Conclusion Appendix 1: Pneuma and Its Derivates in the Gospel of Luke Appendix 2: Pneuma and Its Derivates in the Book of Acts Appendix 3: The Holy Spirit in Luke-Acts and German Influences Bibliography