The Speeches in Acts Their Content, Context and Concerns

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Gaining a Bearing ............1 Taking a New Direction ............11 The Aim and the Method of the Study ............13 2. Analysis of the Speeches .................18 Identifying the Speeches .............18 The path of the Present Analysis ............20 Analysis ........22 The Words of the Risen Jesus and the Angels to the Apostles ........22 Peter`s Speech and the Disciples Prayer Prior to the Enrollment of Matthias ...........26 Peter`s Speech at Pentecost ............31 Peter`s Speech in Solomon`s Portico of the Temple ...........38 Peter`s Speech to the Jewish Authorities after His and John`s Arrest .................44 The prayer of the Apostles and Their Friends ...........47 The Speech of Peter and the Aposltes to the Council ..........50 Gamaliel`s Speech to the Council ...........53 The Speech by the Twelve prior to the Appointment of the Seven .........55 Stephen`s Speech ....................57 Peter`s Speech in Cornelius`s House ...............70 Peter`s Speech in Circumcision Party ............77 Paul`s Speech in Antioch of Pisidia .............79 Peter`s Speech at the Jerusalem Gathering .........92 James`s Speech in the Middle of the Areopagus ..........95 Paul`s Speech to the Corinthian Jews .................100 Gallio`s Speech to the Corinthian Jews ..........101 The Speech of the Ephesian Town Clerk ...............103 Paul`s Speech to the Ephesian Elders .................104 Agabus`s Speech in Caesarea ........108 Paul`s Speech to the Disciples in Caesarea ...........109 The speech of James and the Jerusalem Elders ........109 The Speech of the Jews from Asia ..................110 Paul`s Speech before the Council.......114 Tertullus`s Speech in the Council .............117 Paul`s Speech before Felix .............118 The Pharisees speech in the Council..........114 Paul`s Speech before Festus ............119 Festus`s Speech ............120 Paul`s Speech Before King Agrippa ..............122 Paul`s Speech to the Roman Jewish Leaders.......130 3. The Speeches in Acts and Ancient Literature .........134 Greco-Roman Historiography......134 The Septuagint ...............134 4. Overview and Conclusions .........162 Sketches of the Contents of the Speeches ..........162 Divine Authority ...........182 Theology and Christology ..........186 The Operation of God`s Plan ...........187 The marking of the Time ........190 Witness.......192 The end of Luke and the Beginning of Acts ..........194 Two Features of the Repetition ...........200 The Various uses of the Past ............200 Speaking beyond the Situation at hand ..............203 Peter`s Speech in