The Book of Acts: Witnesses to the World (21st Century Biblical Commentar)

21st Century Biblical Commentary

by Steven Ger, Ed Hindson (Series Editor), Mal Couch (Series Editor)

Steven Ger's Commentary of the Book of Acts makes the early church come to life and will instruct and encourage you to be a witness for Jesus Christ in your home and community.

Genres: Religion

288 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2004

Reviews

[Debbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

"The Book of Acts" is a Bible study--well, commentary--on Acts written by a Messianic Jew. He started by describing the background of Acts: who wrote it, when it was written, what was the purpose, etc. He then went through Acts, chapter-by-chapter. You look up and read a section of verses then read his commentary on them. He talked about the cultural and historical background to the verses, some meanings of original words, the timing of various events, and so on.

His Jewish-Christian perspective was interesting and brought out some insights that I haven't read in other commentaries. At times, he stated as if fact that a verse said something, but I didn't necessarily read it that way. He didn't always explain why he read it a certain way, and he didn't necessarily convince me to his viewpoint when he did. Still, it was interesting to get other takes on what a verse might mean. Overall, I'd recommend this interesting and readable commentary.

[Nathan Farley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had a hard time getting passed some of the assumptions Steven Ger makes, especially in regard to dispensationalism, because he offers very little argument for it and assumed the reader will simply follow along. He simply rejects replacement theology without once addressing the complexities of it. As I was reading up on Steven Ger, I realized that he was a Messianic Jew, which helped me to understand his writing more. He has a lot of authority to help a Gentile reader understand the Jewish expectations of the Messiah and how Jesus challenged their views. I appreciated all of those insights. But I do wish he would have written more extensively on what the other side of the aisle believes and why he sees them to be incorrect, especially with replacement theology.

Overall, it was a very informative commentary.

[Mac C. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent read. I have read the book of Acts multiple times already but never with the context provided by this author. The format of walking chapter by chapter is very helpful. It would be a good resource for any Pastor or Pastoral Staff to have and read.

[James Scott White · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a really good read from a Hebrew’s perspective on the book of Acts. I don’t align with it theologically as the author seems to make known his cessationist approach. However, from a place of understanding the Jewish traditions and how the events that unfold in Acts- this is a really great commentary/outlook.