How do you review a 600 page commentary without getting into
minutia and quibbling over details? That was the question that I had to ask
myself as I set out to look at the Volume on ACTS EP Study Commentary : " A Study Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles"
by Guy Prentiss Waters (EP Books 2015).
So I opted to be very general in my comments.
I like
the book of ACTS and for some time have wished that I could find a readable
commentary that stayed true to scripture. I think I've found it. Waters has done an excellent job or placing
scripture into context. Waters writes
from a reformed perspective, but his work should be useful to anyone,
regardless of their theological leaning.
Starting
with a "Prelude to Pentecost" the reader is walked through Pentecost,
and the story of How Peter and Paul helped
with the spread of Christianity, complying with the Resurrected Christ's
command to spread the Gospel to the ends of the earth - Rome as world geography
might have been understood at the time . I particularly like the way Waters explains
how portions of the book relate to other
portions of the book, and the results of word studies that he has done as part
of his research for this book. The
frequent references to Old Testament passages also serve to show that the Bible
is not just a collection of books, but a collection of accounts that together
make up the biblical metanarrative.
All in all this is a very readable volume; that it is not
written in a heavy scholarly language adds to rather than detracts from its
usefulness. Especially helpful are the "Applications"
found in each chapter.
A welcome addition to my Library!
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