Acts of the Apostles / Linda M. Maloney with Ivoni Richter Reimer ; afterword by Willie James Jennings, Mary Ann Beavis, volume editor, Barbara E. Reid, OP, general editor.

Author/creator Maloney, Linda M. author.
Other author Reimer, Ivoni Richter, author.
Other author Beavis, Mary Ann, editor.
Other author Reid, Barbara E. editor.
Format Book
PublicationCollegeville, Minnesota : Liturgical Press, [2022]
Descriptionlx, 401 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Bible. Acts--Feminist criticism.
Bible. Acts--Commentaries.

SeriesWisdom commentary
Wisdom commentary ; v. 45. ^A1280906
Abstract The Acts of the Apostles, the earliest work of its kind to have survived from Christian antiquity, is not "history" in the modern sense, nor is it about what we call "the church." Written at least half a century after the time it describes, it is a portrait of the Movement of Jesus' followers as it developed between 30 and 70 CE. More important, it is a depiction of the Movement of what Jesus wanted: the inbreaking of the reign of God. In this commentary, Linda Maloney, Ivoni Richter Reimer, and a host of other contributing voices look at what the text does and does not say about the roles of the original members of the Movement in bringing it toward fruition, with a special focus on those marginalized by society, many of them women. The author of Acts wrote for followers of Jesus in the second century and beyond, contending against those who wanted to break from the community of Israel and offering hope against hope, like Israel's prophets before him.
General note"A Michael Glazier Book."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Maloney, Linda M. Acts of the Apostles Collegeville, Minnesota : Liturgical Press, 2022 9780814681947
LCCN 2022014786
ISBN9780814681695
ISBN0814681697
ISBN(epub)
ISBN9780814669099 (pdf)
ISBN0814669093

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