Richard I. Pervo has taught at Seabury-Western Seminary and the University of Minnesota and is the author of numerous books in New Testament studies. He lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Mikeal C. Parsons holds the Kidd L. and Buna Hitchcock Macon Chair in Religion at Baylor University, Waco, Texas, where he has taught since 1986. He is the author or editor of a dozen books, including The Departure of Jesus in Luke and Acts, Body and Character in Luke and Acts, co-author (with Heidi J. Hornik) of Illuminating Luke (3 vols.), and co-author (with Martin Culy) of Acts: A Handbook on the Greek Text.
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Preface Errata Abbreviations Introduction The Generic Unity of Luke and Acts The Narrative Unity of Luke and Acts The Theological Unity of Luke and Acts Conclusion Bibliography Bibliography Addendum to the 2007 Publication Index of Ancient Sources Index of Modern Authors
"If the history of scholarship proves one thing, it is certainly this, that reiteration of a conclusion does not necessarily establish its validity. Is Acts the sequel of the Gospel of Luke? Many have answered affirmatively, and some without even bothering to ask the question. Professors Parsons and Pervo argue that the two works are independent narratives, each telling the story differently. In the course of their challenge of alleged generic continuity, the authors focus on the early writer's Christology as a fruitful clue to the unity, not of Luke-Acts, but of Luke and Acts."