{"product_id":"reading-acts-theologically-by-dr-steve-walton-9780567702869","title":"Reading Acts Theologically","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteve Walton has consistently focussed his research and scholarship upon the theological perspective of \u003cem\u003eActs\u003c\/em\u003e, while considering the book’s nature and focus, its portrait of the early Christian communities and their mission in the culturally varied first-century world, and its major theological themes. Walton now collects several of his key essays into an expansive and coherent perspective, bringing together studies published over nearly two decades during his time of study and reflection in the process of writing the Word Biblical Commentary on \u003cem\u003eActs\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe collection begins with an exploration of what ‘reading \u003cem\u003eActs\u003c\/em\u003e theologically’ means, the divine perspective of \u003cem\u003eActs\u003c\/em\u003e, and how Luke theologises through narrative. Walton presents analyses covering the nature of the early Church and the main terms used by the communities; the believers’ sharing of possessions; early Christian attitudes to the Jewish temple; decision-making among the earliest Christians; and the church’s engagement with the Roman empire and its representatives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume studies theological themes in \u003cem\u003eActs\u003c\/em\u003e such as Jesus’ role as a character in the text while also located in heaven, and the cosmology and anthropology communicated by \u003cem\u003eActs\u003c\/em\u003e, thus providing a new reflection on the early Christian understanding of God, Jesus, and humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597606273260,"sku":"9780567702869","price":65.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780567702869-reading-acts-theologically.jpg?v=1777958138","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/reading-acts-theologically-by-dr-steve-walton-9780567702869","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}