TY  - BOOK
AU  - Soards, Marion L
AU  - Soards,Marion L
TI  - The Speeches in Acts:  Their Content, Context and Concerns
SN  - 0664252214   
U1  - B88.1 
PY  - 1994///
CY  - Philadelphia
PB  - Westminister John Knox Press
KW  - Criticism, Interpretation
KW  - Bible N.T -Acts
KW  - Direct Discourse in the Bible
N1  - 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
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