Opening up Acts

John-Michael WongSKU: OUACT1931 ISBN: 9781846251931

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The book of Acts is the history book of the church, describing how Jesus Christ began to build the church that he had promised to build (Matt. 16:18). The Gospels describe Jesus Christ's birth, life, death, resurrection, and ascension, and Acts continues the story by telling of the birth of the church at Pentecost and the major transitional events during the church's infancy. Acts also highlights the work of the Holy Spirit through the disciples of Jesus Christ. 
In this insightful commentary, John-Michael Wong opens up Acts to show how God used individuals to carry out his purposes, and, in particular, grew his church from a small number of disciples in Jerusalem to the huge family of believers we find all around the world today.

About the Author:

John-Michael Wong was converted while a student at the University of California, Berkeley. With a Ph.D. in structural engineering, he works as a structural engineering consultant in San Francisco. He married Clara in March 2009 and they live in the San Francisco Bay Area. They are members of the Evangel Bible Church of Berkeley, which has planted two new churches in California and is sending a new pastor to a church plant in Taipei, Taiwan. John-Michael leads the evangelism training and apologetics ministry in his church, and he also serves in the college ministry at the University of California, Berkeley, where since 2003 he has been teaching the Book of Acts to third-year students.

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Historically, the book of Acts has not been well-served by the secondary literature. Accordingly, I’m pleased to commend Opening up Acts to the Christian public. While not intended as a replacement to the fine exegetical commentaries that are available on Acts, there are several features of this work I find particularly helpful: (1) Simple. The book is designed to give a good overview and summary of the book of Acts. The outline is well-structured, and the summary notes themselves are especially helpful for the lay Bible-study leader whose preparation time may be limited; (2) Sound. The author approaches the book of Acts reverently, correctly recognizing it as inspired Scripture (2 Tim 3:15-17) and treating it accordingly. The narrative genre and transitional nature of the book of Acts is accounted for in its interpretation. Sprinkled throughout the work are interpretive “nuggets” that provide depth and bring clarity to some of the details that might otherwise be lost to the 21st century reader; (3) Practical. The substance of this work grew out of the author’s own teaching notes for a Sunday School class at his church, and so it has been “tested” by the intended audience. Each main section contains suggestions for further study and discussion, which drive home the importance of applying Scripture (James 1:22f).
—Dr. Michael M. Canham, Professor of Bible Exposition and Systematic Theology, The Cornerstone Seminary, Vallejo, California

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