What Are They Saying about Acts?

In this volume, Mark Allan Powell provides an overview of current scholarship on Acts that serves as an excellent introduction to the book. He begins with discussion on how Acts should be interpreted, its relationship to Luke’s Gospel, its literary genre, and its specific purposes. Powell looks at the composition of Acts, examines questions on authorship and sources, and finally surveys selected works written about Acts. Powell focuses on offering clear explanations of trends and representative positions held by scholars today.