The Acts of the Apostles

William Barclay

• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Year: 2015
• ISBN:
  9781611640137
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Biblical Commentary

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In this volume, William Barclay discusses among other things the plan in Acts, Luke's skill as a historian, the accuracy of his sources, and the honesty with which he uses them. Full of unique insights and little-known information about the background of the early Church, this volume again displays Barclay's great ability for clear and perceptive expression.

For almost fifty years and for millions of readers, the Daily Study Bible commentaries have been the ideal help for both devotional and serious Bible study. Now, with the release of the New Daily Study Bible, a new generation will appreciate the wisdom of William Barclay. With clarification of less familiar illustrations and inclusion of more contemporary language, the New Daily Study Bible will continue to help individuals and groups discover what the message of the New Testament really means for their lives.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Series Foreword
• General Introduction
• General Foreword
• Editor’s Preface
• Introduction to the Acts of the Apostles
• The Acts of the Apostles: Power to Go On
• The Kingdom and Its Witnesses
• The Glory of Departure and the Glory of Return
• The Fate of the Traitor
• The Qualifications of an Apostle
• The Day of Pentecost
• The Breath of God
• The First Christian Preaching
• God’s Day has Come
• Lord and Christ
• Save Yourselves
• The Characteristics of the Church
• A Notable Deed is Done
• The Shame of the Cross
• The Notes of Preaching
• Arrest
• Before the Sanhedrin
• Loyalty Only to God
• The Triumphant Return
• All Things in Common
• Trouble in the Church
• The Attraction of Christianity
• Arrest and Trial Once Again
• An Unexpected Ally
• The First Office-Bearers
• A Champion of Freedom Arises
• Stephen’s Defence
• The Man Who Answered God’s Call
• Down into Egypt
• The Man Who Never Forgot his own People
• A Disobedient People
• The First of the Martyrs
• The Church Reaches Out
• Savaging the Church
• In Samaria
• Things Which Cannot be Bought and Sold
• Christ Comes to an Ethiopian
• Surrender
• A Christian Welcome
• Witnessing for Christ
• Escaping By the Skin of his Teeth
• Rejected in Jerusalem
• The Acts of Peter
• A Devout Soldier
• Peter Learns A Lesson
• The Meeting of Peter and Cornelius
• The Heart of the Gospel
• The Entry of the Gentiles
• Peter on his Defence
• A Convincing Story
• Great Things in Antioch
• The Wisdom of Barnabas
• Helping in Trouble
• Imprisonment and Deliverance
• The Joy of Restoration
• A Terrible End
• The First Missionary Journey
• Sent Out by the Holy Spirit
• Success in Cyprus
• The Deserter
• An Adventurous Journey for a Sick Man
• The Preaching of Paul
• Trouble at Antioch
• On to Iconium
• Mistaken for Gods at Lystra
• The Courage of Paul
• Confirming the Church
• The Crucial Problem
• A Problem Becomes Acute
• Peter States the Case
• The Leadership of James
• The Decree Goes Out
• Paul Takes to the Road Again
• The Second Missionary Journey
• A Son in the Faith
• The Gospel Comes to Europe
• Europe’s First Convert
• The Demented Slave Girl
• The Philippian Jailer
• In Thessalonica
• On to Beroea
• Alone in Athens
• A Sermon to the Philosophers
• The Reactions of the Athenians
• Preaching in Corinth
• In the Worst City of All
• Unbiased Roman Justice
• The Return to Antioch
• The Third Missionary Journey
• The Entry of Apollos
• In Ephesus
• Incomplete Christianity
• The Works of God
• The Death-Blow to Superstition
• The Purpose of Paul
• Riot in Ephesus
• Setting Out for Jerusalem
• A Young Man Falls Asleep
• Stages on the Way
• A Sad Farewell
• No Retreat
• Compromise in Jerusalem
• A Slanderous Charge
• Facing the Fury of the Mob
• The Defence of Experience
• Paul Continues his Life Story
• The Embittered Opposition
• Paul’s Strategy
• A Plot Uncovered
• The Captain’s Letter
• A Flattering Speech and a False Charge
• Paul’s Defence
• Plain Speaking to a Guilty Governor
• I Appeal to Caesar
• Festus and Agrippa
• Festus Seeks Material for his Report
• The Defence of a Changed Man
• Surrender for Service
• A Task Accepted
• A King is Impressed
• The Last Journey Begins
• In Peril on the Sea
• Be of Good Cheer
• Hoping for the Day
• Escape from the Deep
• Welcome at Malta
• Help and Healing
• So We Came to Rome
• Unsympathetic Jews
• Freely and Without Hindrance