Bible Handbook to the Acts of the Apostles

by Couch, Mal

• ISBN13: 9780825423918
• ISBN10: 0825423910
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-08-01
• Publisher: KREGEL PUBLICATIONS

Summary

Numerous evangelical scholars have combined their talents to present an in-depth look at the major doctrinal themes and issues in the book of Acts from a dispensational perspective. Combining the best of a Bible handbook and a biblical theology, this three-part work begins with a discussion of the major theological issues in the book of Acts. The second section explores the person and work of the Holy Spirit in Acts. The third section presents a verse-by-verse handbook to Acts, discussing the background and significance of the people, places, and events in the book and including numerous charts and maps. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Paul Benware, Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Illinois Mal Couch, Tyndale Theological Seminary, Ft. Worth, Texas Thomas Figart, Lancaster Bible College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Arnold Fruchtenbaum, Ariel Ministries, Tustin, California Robert Lightner, Dallas Theological Seminary, Dallas, Texas Steven McAvoy, Institute for Biblical Studies, Lake Oswego, Oregon Russell Penny, Tyndale Theological Seminary, Ft. Worth, Texas J. Randall Price, Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, Lynchburg, Virginia Mal Couch (Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary; M.A., Wheaton Graduate School; Th.D., Louisiana Baptist Seminary) is founder and president of Tyndale Theological Seminary and Biblical Institute in Fort Worth, Texas

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 7
Contributors	p. 8
Additional Researchers and Writers	p. 9
The Theology of the Book of Acts	p. 11
Introduction	p. 12
The Church and the Book of Acts	p. 34
The Person of Jesus Christ in Acts	p. 72
The Use of Prophecy in Acts	p. 82
Demonology and the Book of Acts	p. 92
Paul in the Book of Acts	p. 102
The Temple in the Book of Acts	p. 109
The Theology and Work of the Holy Spirit in Acts	p. 119
The Theology of the Holy Spirit in Acts	p. 120
The Work of the Holy Spirit in Acts	p. 157
A Verse-by-Verse Background Guide to the Book of Acts	p. 177
The Wait for the Coming of the Holy Spirit	p. 178
The Outpouring and Empowerment of the Holy Spirit	p. 198
The Healing of the Lame Man and Its Results	p. 215
The First Organized, Official Persecution	p. 223
Problems in the Church; Persecution Outside	p. 234
The Selection of Deacons; Stephen Before the Sanhedrin	p. 243
Stephen's Sermon and Martyrdom	p. 255
The Gospel in Samaria; the Ethiopian Eunuch	p. 263
The Conversion of Saul; Saul's Journey to Jerusalem	p. 270
Peter and the First Gentile Conversions	p. 281
The Gentile Witness Controversy; Saul and the Antioch Church	p. 287
Increasing Persecution and the Death of Herod	p. 295
First Missionary Journey; Paul at Pisidian Antioch	p. 302
Outreach to Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe; Return to Antioch	p. 312
The Jerusalem Council; Second Missionary Journey	p. 317
The Gospel in Macedonia; the Ministry at Philippi	p. 323
The Ministry at Thessalonica, Berea, and Athens	p. 334
The Ministry at Corinth; Third Missionary Journey	p. 343
The Ministry at Ephesus	p. 354
Travels Through Greece and Asia Minor	p. 361
Return to Jerusalem; the Arrest of Paul	p. 368
Paul's Defense Before the Jerusalem Crowd	p. 374
Paul Before the Sanhedrin; Journey to Caesarea	p. 378
Paul's Address Before Felix	p. 381
Paul's Testimony Before Festus	p. 385
Paul's Defense Before Agrippa	p. 388
Paul's Journey to Rome	p. 390
Paul's Arrival at Rome; Meetings with the Roman Jews	p. 395
Appendixes	p. 401
Timelines Acts 1-28	p. 402
The Laying on of Hands in the Old Testament and the Gospels	p. 405
The Sign Gifts	p. 412
Progressive Dispensationalism and the Book of Acts	p. 417
Endnotes	p. 425
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