A well-guided journey
Without no doubt, the literary criticism meets a refreshing insight with the contribution of Spencer in the field of the lukan study, especially its second book. It is a fact that the book of Acts constitutes in itself a fascinating narrative about the primitive chuch, its "heroes" and their performances, paralleling with that of the heroes of the greek mythology; a sensible and balanced touch of literary point of view, however, is brought by the author with the goal of inviting whoever ready to embark for the long itinerary in the Greco-Roman world. The result is that this reading provides a refreshing and colorful interpretation for all those who are fed up with traditional "boring" analyses about a subject which deserves more than it has deserved in the past. Playing constantly with intertextuality and various literary devices, Spencer tries to demonstrate first, the capital work of the Holy Spirit in the missions of the first church and secondly, to resolve the critical problem of the jewish opposition met by the christian chuch. Of great values are the sections devoted to the study of Stephen's discourse and Philip's meeting with the ethiopian eunuch. I highly recommend this book for all who are interested in discovering a new dimension and also a new apprehension of the Acts of the Apostles.
A well-guided journey
Without no doubt, the literary criticism meets a refreshing insight with the contribution of Spencer in the field of the lukan study, especially its second book. It is a fact that the book of Acts constitutes in itself a fascinating narrative about the primitive chuch, its "heroes" and their performances, paralleling with that of the heroes of the greek mythology; a sensible and balanced touch of literary point of view, however, is brought by the author with the goal of inviting whoever ready to embark for the long itinerary in the Greco-Roman world. The result is that this reading provides a refreshing and colorful interpretation for all those who are fed up with traditional "boring" analyses about a subject which deserves more than it has deserved in the past. Playing constantly with intertextuality and various literary devices, Spencer tries to demonstrate first, the capital work of the Holy Spirit in the missions of the first church and secondly, to resolve the critical problem of the jewish opposition met by the christian chuch. Of great values are the sections devoted to the study of Stephen's discourse and Philip's meeting with the ethiopian eunuch. I highly recommend this book for all who are interested in discovering a new dimension and also a new apprehension of the Acts of the Apostles.
