{"product_id":"the-challenge-of-acts-by-tom-wright-9780281090587","title":"The Challenge of Acts","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a brief, clear and incisive introduction to the Acts of the Apostles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eActs\u003c\/em\u003e is a substantial book, sitting right in the middle of the New Testament, looking back to the four Gospels and on to the mission of the early churches. It provides a framework for our understanding of the New Testament letters. It also shows us what it means to think of the gospel of Jesus, Israel’s Messiah, going out into the world over which Israel’s Messiah claims the status of Lord.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTom Wright explains how this meant confronting the wider culture of the Greek and Roman world, as well as the culture of the Jewish world. All of this is to be found in \u003cem\u003eActs\u003c\/em\u003e, providing much food for thought as we ourselves face new questions about gospel and culture in our own day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eActs 1.1-11: To the Ends of the Earth!\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eActs 1-4: The New Temple\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eActs 5-8: Mission and Martyrdom\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eActs 9-12: Breaking Through the Gentile Barrier\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eActs 13-16: Converts and Controversy\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eActs 17-20: Completing the Circle\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eActs 17.16-34: The Unknown God?\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eActs 21-24: Trouble in Jerusalem\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eActs 25-28: And So to Rome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47599149514988,"sku":"9780281090587","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1359d295a144d6d75f48bf116d104b2c.jpg?v=1778024081","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-challenge-of-acts-by-tom-wright-9780281090587","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}