N.T. Wright gives an overview of The Challenge of Acts

[@maranr]

Perfect timing. Just reading Acts For Everyone for devotions and your biography of Paul. This will make my reading of Acts richer.

[@theresolutemind9538]

Luke’s “Acts of the Apostles” is one of the more challenging pieces of the Canon. Unfortunately, some like N.T.W. read it through the interpretational lens of CONTINUITY, thus missing its heavily TRANSITIONAL nature. N.T.W reminds me of Nicodemus of John 3. Jesus said, “Are you the teacher of (fill in the blank) and yet you don’t understand these things?” (John 3:10).

[@Alarcahu]

This would have been handy 3 months ago when we started preaching through Acts! Only up to chapter 8 so i guess still time.

[@JonStallings]

Too many books too little time 😀 Added to my TBR. Sounds like a great resource

[@TeachingChurch]

Book of Acts is a simple book to understand when you read and study thru the lenses of Mid-Acts Dispensationalism. Mid Acts is the only one who gets Acts correct.

[@davidward5225]

What is the “challenge”?

[@eugenejoseph7076]

I trust the Holy Spirit to teach me, not one man...John 16:13 & 1 John 2:27.

[@theresolutemind9538]

Very true. God the Holy Spirit should always be our ultimate “Teacher,” the Source of supernatural illumination. However, scholars often add INSIGHT regarding a great deal of cultural and historical context that CAN (not always) add a 3D quality to the narrative story. At least that’s my experience over my 55+ years as a born again believer.

[@robertcain3426]

Teachers were given to the church along with the other fivefold gifts for the building up of the church in the knowledge of Him. Not judging whether Tom is a teacher or not. Just saying that the body which the church was never meant to lean on scripture alone in isolation of the rest of the body. In fact, this is the reason that the analogy of the body is used. We all have different gifts which are useless in isolation but work together as a functioning body. The hand and the foot are both necessary for different purposes. I'm not trying give the impression I have all the answers to the existence of false teaching/doctrine. Cheers

[@coleymoke6709]

The challenge of Acts is entering into the realities that are described in the book of Acts..

[@russellmiles2861]

Entering into the delusion, perhaps

[@TeachingChurch]

Nt Wright does not understand Acts.

[@russellmiles2861]

That's a lot of books in the back ground. I would like that space. But i also like being close the my favourite cafe. Anyway, ACT is first century orthodox propaganda. These are are stories, myths. The tales contridict each other, redact other fables. Can we one day chat about why Christian talk so much about the 10 Commandments when there is no list of 10 Commandments anywhere in the Bible If Christians spin such basic things how can thry be trusted on more elaborate such such as the tale of ACTs

[@doctorg2571]

It is in Exodus 20

[@russellmiles2861]

@doctorg2571 really. Ok tell me what you think is the 10th commandment and then the exact line and verse that is in Exodus 20. Ill wait. I realise I'll be waiting a long time

[@Pedro-bk1ic]

@@russellmiles2861 Wait, what? It's pretty straightforward: 1. You shall have no other gods before Me. ( exodus 20:3) 2. You shouldn't make or worship idols (4-5) 3. You shouldn't misuse the name of God in vain. (verse 7) 4. remember the Sabbath and keep it holy. (8-11) 5. Honor you mom and dad (verse 12) 6. Don't murder (13) 7. Don't commit adultery (14) 8. Don't steal. (15) 9. Don't give false testimony (16) 10. Don't covet (17)