K. C. Hanson has taught biblical studies at Episcopal Theological School and the School of Theology at Claremont, Creighton University, and St. Olaf College. He is author of numerous scholarly articles and two volumes in the Proclamation series. His published works include Palestine in the Time of Jesus: Social Structures and Social Conflicts (Fortress Press, 1998). Martin Dibelius (1883-1947) was Professor of New Testament at the University of Heidelberg, Germany, and one of the most important biblical scholars of the twentieth century. Among his many publications in English are From Tradition to Gospel (1934), The Sermon on the Mount (1940), Paul (1953), and The Pastoral Epistles (Hermeneia; Fortress Press, 1972).
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Editor's Foreword Acknowledgments Abbreviations PART I: HISTORY AND STYLE IN ACTS Acts in the Setting of the History of Early Christian Literature The First Christian Historian The Book of Acts as an Historical Source Style Criticism of the Book of Acts The Speeches in Acts and Ancient Historiography PART II: PAUL AND PETER IN THE BOOK OF ACTS Paul in the Book of Acts Paul on the Areopagus Paul in Athens The Apostolic Council The Conversion of Cornelius PART III: THE TEXT OF ACTS The Text of ActsNotes Bibliography Select Bibliography on the Book of Acts Index of Authors Index of Ancient Sources