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Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Other Ancient and Medieval Sources
Prolegomenon: Initial Considerations for Reading This Commentary
Conclusion
1. Writing and Publishing Acts
2. Proposed Genres for Acts
Conclusion
3. Acts as a Work of Ancient Historiography
4. The Character of Ancient Historiography
Conclusion
5. Historical Perspectives, Tendenz, and Purpose
6. Approaching Acts as a Historical Source
Conclusions regarding Luke’s Historiography
7. Acts and Paul
Conclusion
8. Speeches in Acts
f. Conclusions regarding Historical Tradition
9. Signs and Historiography
5. With, e.g., Roschke, “Healing”; Jenkins, “Reading,” 72.
10. Date
11. The Author of Luke-Acts
12. Luke’s Audience
13. The Purpose of Acts
14. Israel’s Story
15. Some Lukan Emphases
6. The Function of Signs
16. The Unity and Structure of Luke-Acts
17. Geographic Background
18. Luke’s Perspective on Women and Gender
1. See the examples in Milnor, “Women.”
Part 1: The First Outpouring of the Spirit (1:1–2:47)
Narrative Introduction and Recapitulation (1:1–11)
(2) Who Are Luke’s Witnesses?
100. Cpj 2:117.
Preparation for Pentecost: Awaiting the Promise (1:12–26)
5. See Malina and Pilch, Acts , 23.
The Event of Pentecost (2:1–13)
3. The Diaspora Crowd’s Responses to Signs (2:5–13)
10. E.g., Evans, Wycliffe , 155, 226.
522. Zehnle, Pentecost Discourse , 122.
Peter’s Call to Repentance (2:14–40)
g. Other Eschatological Imagery
ix. Conclusion: Lord and King (2:36)
5. With Witherington, Acts , 137–38.
610. Turner, Power , 274.
1035. Tg . Ps.-J . on Gen 45:14.
The Life of the Empowered Community (2:41–47)
4. Dibelius, Studies in Acts , 127.
Works Cited
Balty, “Odeum.” Balty, Jean-Charles. “Odeum.” OEANE 4:177–78.
Borchert, “Ephesus.” Borchert, Gerald L. “Ephesus.” ISBE 2:115–17.
Chamblin, “Freedom.” Chamblin, J. Knox. “Freedom/Liberty.” DPL 313–16.
DeSilva, “Patronage.” DeSilva, David A. “Patronage.” DNTB 766–71.
Fisher, “Hubris.” Fisher, Nick R. E. “Hubris.” OCD 3 732–33.
Gordon, “Ma.” Gordon, Richard L. “Ma.” BrillPauly 8:49–51.
Herr, “Salt.” Herr, Larry G. “Salt.” ISBE 4:286–87.
Judge, “Perga.” Judge, Edwin A. “Perga.” ISBE 3:767–68.
Lafargue, “Orphica.” Lafargue, M. “Orphica.” OTP 2:795–97.
March, “Rhadamanthys.” March, Jennifer R. “Rhadamanthys.” OCD 3 1311.
Mitchell, “Galatia.” Mitchell, Stephen. “Galatia.” ABD 2:870–72.
Pahlitzsch, “Lydda.” Pahlitzsch, Johannes. “Lydda.” BrillPauly 8:1.
Raspke, “Prison.” Rapske, Brian M. “Prison, Prisoner.” DNTB 827–30.
Sauer, “Passes.” Sauer, Vera. “Mountain Passes.” BrillPauly 9:242–43.
Sprinkle, “Law.” Sprinkle, Joe M. “Law.” DOTHB 643–50.
Trump, “Malta.” Trump, D. H. “Malta.” OEANE 3:402–5.
Whitehouse, “Glass.” Whitehouse, David. “Glass.” OEANE 2:413–15.
Index of Select Subjects
Index of Authors and Select Names
Earl, D., 649n23
Laansma, J. C., 721n653
Sabourin, L., 355n323 , 382n551
Index of Scripture
Mark
2:17–28 785n30
19:23–27 580
Index of Other Ancient Sources
3–4 I, 1 512n101
5:1, §7 450n100 , 462n29 , 964n1131 , 995n37
2.7.11m, pp. 88–89.8 1035n453
22.425 949n982
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