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pianosharon's review
3.0
2024 Book #3
This book was a challenge! This is not a practical Christian living book or even a chapter-by-chapter exposition of Acts. Instead, it's more scholarly.
It's a "Theology of Acts" that takes a big-picture view of the entire book and seeks to show that the book of Acts is about the mission of the triune God: The Father, who plans and orchestrates, the risen Son who continues to live and rule, and the Spirit who empowers the people of God. God does this through His Word which multiplies and spreads Salvation to all people and through His Church.
The author sums this up by saying, "The Father's plan was to bless Israel and the nations through His Son. The Son came, died, was raised, and ascended. Then they both poured out the Spirit thus forming a new community. Now the new community goes out and witnesses to the triune God's offer of life."
I'm not a seminary student or pastor so I'm not the intended audience for this book but I still found it interesting and beneficial to read.
Minor quibble: The author begins many chapters with a pop-culture reference, but most of them are so obscure or out of my experience, (rappers, Portland hip-hop groups) that instead of drawing me in, they were off-putting for me.
This book was a challenge! This is not a practical Christian living book or even a chapter-by-chapter exposition of Acts. Instead, it's more scholarly.
It's a "Theology of Acts" that takes a big-picture view of the entire book and seeks to show that the book of Acts is about the mission of the triune God: The Father, who plans and orchestrates, the risen Son who continues to live and rule, and the Spirit who empowers the people of God. God does this through His Word which multiplies and spreads Salvation to all people and through His Church.
The author sums this up by saying, "The Father's plan was to bless Israel and the nations through His Son. The Son came, died, was raised, and ascended. Then they both poured out the Spirit thus forming a new community. Now the new community goes out and witnesses to the triune God's offer of life."
I'm not a seminary student or pastor so I'm not the intended audience for this book but I still found it interesting and beneficial to read.
Minor quibble: The author begins many chapters with a pop-culture reference, but most of them are so obscure or out of my experience, (rappers, Portland hip-hop groups) that instead of drawing me in, they were off-putting for me.
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