Acts of the Apostles Through the Centuries

373 Pages·2016·11.453 MB·English

by  Heidi J. Hornik, Mikeal C. Parsons

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Wiley Blackwell Bible Commentaries
Series Editors: John Sawyer, Christopher Rowland, Judith Kovacs, David M. Gunn
John Through the Centuries Pastoral Epistles Through the Centuries
Mark Edwards Jay Twomey
Revelation Through the Centuries 1 & 2 Thessalonians Through the
Judith Kovacs & Christopher Rowland Centuries
Judges Through the Centuries Anthony C. Thiselton
David M. Gunn Six Minor Prophets Through the
Exodus Through the Centuries Centuries
Scott M. Langston By Richard Coggins and Jin H. Han
Ecclesiastes Through the Centuries Lamentations Through the Centuries
Eric S. Christianson Paul M. Joyce and Diana Lipton
Esther Through the Centuries James Through the Centuries
Jo Carruthers David Gowler
Psalms Through the Centuries: Volume I The Acts of the Apostles Through the
Susan Gillingham Centuries
Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons
Galatians Through the Centuries
John Riches
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This edition first published 2017
© 2017 Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Hornik, Heidi J., 1962– author. | Parsons, Mikeal Carl, 1957– author.
Title: The Acts of the Apostles through the centuries / Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons.
Description: Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2016. |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016024933| ISBN 9781405176354 (cloth) | ISBN 9781118597897 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Bible. Acts–Criticism, interpretation, etc.–History.
Classification: LCC BS2625.52 .H66 2016 | DDC 226.6/0609–dc23
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Cover image: St Michael fighting the dragon (Revelation 12:7-9), woodcut by Albrecht Dürer,
1498, from The Revelation of St John
Cover design: Cyan design
Set in 10/12.5pt Minion by SPi Global, Pondicherry, India
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List of Figures vii
Series Editors’ Preface xiii
Preface xv
Acknowledgements xvii
List of Abbreviations xix
Introduction: Orienting the Reading 1
vi Contents
Acts 1 19
Acts 2 38
Acts 3–5 66
Acts 6–8 90
Acts 9 110
Acts 10–12 126
Acts 13–14 142
Acts 15 160
Acts 16–17 172
Acts 18–19 193
Acts 20–23 209
Acts 24–26 229
Acts 27–28 242
Epilogue 258
Appendix 1: Citations of the Acts of the Apostles in Creeds
& Confessions of Faith in the Christian Tradition 262
Biographies and Glossary 285
Bibliography 296
Author and Artist Index 322
Index of Scripture References 330
Subject Index 339
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Figure 1 St. Paul. 5th–6th century. Detail of the vault mosaics.
Archbishop’s Palace, Ravenna, Italy. Photo: Scala/Art
Resource, NY 6
Figure 2 Ascension and the Three Marys. 4th century. Ivory plaque.
Bayerischers Nationalmuseum, Munich. Photo:
Bayerischers Nationalmuseum, Munich. Inv.‐No. MA
157, Photo No. D27841 23
Figure 3 Ascension. Miniature depicted on folio l3v. of the Syriac
Evangeliary of Rabbula (Ms. Plut. I 56). 586. Parchment
codex. Bibliotcca Laurenziana, Florence, Italy. Photo:
Alinari/Art Resource, NY 24
viii List of Figures
Figure 4 El Greco (I541–1614). Saints Peter and Paul. 1587–92.
Oil. Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia. Photo: Scala/Art
Resource, NY 26
Figure 5 Fra Angelico (1387–1455). Ascension of Christ. From the
doors of the Silver Cabinet. 1449–53. Museo di S. Marco,
Florence, Italy. Photo: Nicolo Orsi Battaglini/Art
Resource, NY 27
Figure 6 Election of Matthias. 1269. Manuscript illumination. MS
965 fol. 106v (Rockefeller‐McCormick New Testament).
Photo: Special Collections Research Center, University
of Chicago Library 36
Figure 7 T he Descent of the Holy Spirit. 586. Manuscript illumination
from the Syriac Evangeliary of Rabbula. Biblioteca
Laurenziana, Florence, Italy. Photo: Alinari/
Art Resource, NY 44
Figure 8 G iotto di Bondone (1266–1336). Pentecost. c. 1305.
Fresco. Scrovegni, Chapel, Padua, Italy. Photo: Alfredo
Dagli Orti/Art Resource, NY 46
Figure 9 Botticelli (1447–1510). Descent of the Holy Ghost.
1495–1505. Oil. Birmingham City Museum, Great
Britain. Photo: Birmingham Museums Picture Library 48
Figure 10 Pentecost, Donald Jackson. Copyright 2002, The Saint
John’s Bible, Order of Saint Benedict, Collegeville,
Minnesota, USA. Scripture quotations are from the New
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, Catholic Edition,
Copyright 1993, 1989 National Council of the Churches
of Christ in the United States of America. Used by
permission. All rights reserved. (refer color plate section)
Figure 11 Raphael (1483–1520). The Healing of the Lame Man.
1515–16. Watercolor on paper mounted onto canvas
(tapestry cartoon), 3.4 × 5.4m. Victoria and
Albert Museum, London, Great Britain. Photo: V&A
Images, London/Art Resource, NY 72
Figure 12 Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665). Saints Peter and John
Healing the Lame Man. 1655. Oil on canvas, 49 1/2 × 65 in.
Marquand Fund, 1924 (24.45.2). The Metropolitan
Museum of Art, New York, NY, U.S.A. Image
copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image
source: Art Resource, NY 74
Figure 13 Life in Community, Aidan Hart in collaboration with
Donald Jackson, The Saint John’s Bible, Order of Saint
Benedict, Collegeville, Minnesota, USA. Scripture