Acts: A Commentary (Hermeneia) [first edition]

The Acts of the Apostles joins the Gospel of Luke with the ministry of Paul. Renowned New Testamentscholar Richard I. Pervo shows how this masterful storyteller worked his magic, drawing on first-centuryliterary techniques of narration and characterization. Luke's literary skills did not prevent scribes from re-writinghis masterwork, however, the textual tradition of Acts is among the most intriguing of the documents of theNew Testament, and is a focus here.Elegantly written, Pervo's commentary provides a compelling interpretation of Acts in the context of Hellenisticliterature and the emerging Christian movement, Readers will rediscover the "profit with delight " that was the idealof ancient story-tellers.