THL303: Introduction to Church History: Acts of the Apostles

Contents: Introduction: The heart of Luke's witness to the kingdom -- Part 1. Luke and his world -- Imperium Romanum: an empire of disparity and want -- Israelite visions of the kingdom -- Luke's place in Caesar's kingdom: the social location of the third evangelist -- Part 2. Luke's narrative artistry -- The building blocks of Luke's narrative -- Plotting through parallels -- The kingdom story through speech and theme in Luke's infancy narrative -- The kingdom story through speech and theme in Luke 24 and Acts of the Apostles -- The power and prominence of Luke's pathos -- Part 3. Luke's kingdom story -- Yahweh is king and Lord of all -- The corruption and redemption of creation -- Conclusion: Discerning Luke's purpose

Contents: 1. Jesus and the Roman Order in Luke's Gospel -- 2. The Social Stance of the Apostles and the Jerusalem Community -- 3. The Political Stance of the Jerusalem Community -- 4. The Social Stance of Paul -- 5. The Non-Roman Opponents of Paul -- 6. Paul and the Roman Authorities in Greece and Asia Minor -- 7. Paul and the Roman Authorities in Jerusalem and Caesarea -- 8. Paul, a Prisoner and a Witness in Rome -- 9. Jesus, the Disciples of Jesus, and Roman Rule -- 10. Not Political Apologetic or Ecclesial Apologetic -- 11. Allegiance to Jesus and Witness before Kings and Governors

Part of the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible series by Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch and with study questions by Dennis Walters.

Contents: The Eucharist in the Acts of the Apostles -- A covenant of salt (1:1-14) -- The primitive community in Jerusalem (1:15-5:42) -- From Jerusalem to Antioch (6:1-12:25) -- The missions from Antioch (13:1-19:20) -- The great journey to Rome (19:21-28:31) -- The breaking of the bread

This volume is a portrait of Paul. By focusing on Paul as Luke presents him - as witness and accused - Luke's objective of dramatizing the movement of the Gospel from a religous to a secular sphere emerges. The Gospel is to be spread "to the ends of the world".

This study introduces its readers to the different aspects of the study of the apostle Paul.It aims primarily not to present it's author's own interpretation of Paul,but to introduce students to the differing positions and methods developed by contemporary scholars in Pauline studies.By setting out these views,and the evidence on which they are based,it equips the reader to approach the study of Paul with an awareness of the range of current debate and a knowledge of the evidence and arguments they will encounter.

Introduction: Reimagining the church -- A community like no other : the key themes : from Paul's first letter -- Not just any body : the church and Paul's corporate christology -- The church made visible : baptism and the Lord's Supper in 1 Corinthians, Galatians, and Romans -- Spiritual formation is corporate formation : the transformative church in Romans and 2 Corinthians -- Justification is about unification : the death of Jesus and the people of God in Romans and Galatians -- "Missional" may not mean what you think : evangelism and social action according to Paul -- The universal church is the local church : koinōnia according to Paul -- Discovering the real megachurch : cosmic church and house church in the disputed letters -- Leadership like no other for a community like no other : authority and ministry in the undisputed letters -- Conclusion: The church after Christendom

This book builds on and develops a new approach to Paul being formulated by a group of scholars (including Tom Wright). The book first outlines different angles that have been taken (accent on his Jewishness, his citizenship, his approach to the Law, his determination to bring in non-Jews) etc. It then puts forward, as a coherent thesis, the new approach that will be expanded on in the next large volume in the Christian Origins and the Question of God series. The book is based on the prestigious Hulsean Lectures he gave at Cambridge.