Acts - Paperback

by Robert P. Menzies (Author), Craig S. Keener (Author), Holly Beers (Editor)

A balanced, accessible commentary for Spirit-filled Christians

The Spirit who inspired the authors of the New Testament is at work today around the globe, as evidenced by the explosive growth of pentecostal, charismatic, and renewalist movements; the number of adherents is now estimated at more than half a billion.

The Word and Spirit Commentary on the New Testament meets the need for a balanced, affordable, and accessible commentary series aimed at Christians who identify as Spirit-filled.

Features include:
- Written by pastorally sensitive biblical scholars from the Spirit-filled tradition
- Paragraph-by-paragraph commentary
- Images, illustrations, and sidebars on pentecostal/charismatic/revival history or insights
- Engages biblical books in their ancient setting
- Emphasizes how we listen alongside ancient audiences for the Spirit's voice in our time and contexts

Series volumes explore how God works in the biblical texts and how Christians can expect God to work today, even if in new or culturally surprising ways. Series editors are Holly Beers, Westmont College, and Craig S. Keener, Asbury Theological Seminary.

Back Jacket

The Word and Spirit Commentary on the New Testament series emphasizes how we listen alongside ancient audiences for the Spirit's voice in our time and contexts.

"Written by the two best Pentecostal New Testament scholars today, Acts showcases the vision of the Word and Spirit Commentary on the New Testament series. It takes readers to the first-century Spirit-filled church and its missionary enterprise. At the same time, the commentary brings the ancient text to today's Pentecostal-charismatic believers. This will be one of the favorite reference books for Pentecostal thinkers and practitioners."
--Wonsuk Ma, Oral Roberts University

"I can think of no two Pentecostal scholars who are better qualified to provide a commentary on the Acts of the Apostles than Menzies and Keener. Their scholarship is impeccable, their comments discerning, and their wisdom inspiring. Pastors, students, and scholars alike will benefit from their insights. This commentary will be a very reliable resource on this important historical and theological book and is intended to help today's church understand its place in the ongoing story of Christ's church."
--Cecil M. Robeck Jr., Fuller Theological Seminary

"The book of Acts gives witness to the explosive power of the Holy Spirit in empowering the early church to proclaim the gospel of Jesus in words and miraculous acts. Menzies and Keener read and exegete the book of Acts in the acknowledgment that the same Spirit continues his glorious work in his church. This faithful and insightful commentary will become not only a standard text in Luke-Acts studies but a classic one."
--Corn? J. Bekker, Regent University

Praise for the Word and Spirit Commentary on the New Testament Series

"There is nothing else like the Word and Spirit Commentary on the New Testament! It features top scholars who not only exegete the text with precision but also share personal spiritual insights along the way."
--Michael L. Brown, founder and president, FIRE School of Ministry; host of The Line of Fire radio broadcast

Author Biography

Robert P. Menzies (PhD, University of Aberdeen) has lived in East Asia for most of the past three decades and serves as director of the Asian Center for Pentecostal Theology. His books include Spirit and Power: Foundations of Pentecostal Experience and Empowered for Witness: The Spirit in Luke-Acts.

Craig S. Keener (PhD, Duke University) is F. M. and Ada Thompson Professor of Biblical Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky, and writes regularly at www.CraigKeener.com. He is the author of 37 books, including a four-volume commentary on Acts.