The Acts of the Apostles: Volume 5 (Volume 5)

New Collegeville Bible Commentary: New Testament #5

by Dennis Hamm

Dennis Hamm stresses the unity between the Acts of Apostles and the Gospel of Luke. His section-by-section commentary (along with New American Bible translation), based on the best of recent scholarship, will appeal to teachers, preachers and Bible study groups with its non-technical, yet scholarly style. Hamm helps visualize Christianity's growth from Jewish roots and the Church as continuation of God's covenant with Israel. Paying close attention to the use of the Old Testament. Hamm demonstrates how the Acts of the Apostles--first addressed to the early Christian community--speaks to our generation today. Chapters are The Risen Christ and the Restoration of Israel in Jerusalem (1:1 -8:3)," "The Mission in Judea and Samaria (8:4-9:43)," "The Inauguration of the Gentile Mission (10:1-15:35)," and "The Mission of Paul to the Ends of the Earth(15:36-28:31)." Also includes maps and discussion questions. Dennis Hamm, SJ, PhD, since 1975 has taught Scripture at Creighton University. He is author of the various journal articles and reviews, as well as the three-volume Let the Scriptures Speak , published by Liturgical Press(1999, 2000, 2001).

Genres: Religion

136 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2005

About the author

Dennis Hamm, SJ (PhD, St. Louis University), is professor of New Testament and Graff Chair in Catholic Theological Studies at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, where he has taught Scripture for over thirty-five years. He is the author of several books and numerous articles.

Reviews

[Marcelo Gonzalez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surprisingly good commentary for how short this text is. Thank God I wasn't more attentive when looking at the edition notice because I saw "NRSV" and thought "great", but it was only the author's quotations that were lifted from the NRSV. The text of Acts of the Apostles itself is lifted from the New American Bible. Considering it is a Catholic commentary, I shouldn't have expected less.