Acts (Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament | EGGNT)

by L. Scott Kellum

Publisher:

B&H

, 2020

Overview

The Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament (EGGNT) closes the gap between the Greek text and the available lexical and grammatical tools, providing all the necessary information for greater understanding of the text. The series makes interpreting any given New Testament book easier, especially for those who are hard pressed for time but want to preach or teach with accuracy and authority.

Each volume begins with a brief introduction to the particular New Testament book, a basic outline, and a list of recommended commentaries. The body is devoted to paragraph-by-paragraph exegesis of the Greek text and includes homiletical helps and suggestions for further study. A comprehensive exegetical outline of the New Testament book completes each EGGNT volume.

Key Features

• Includes paragraph-by-paragraph exegesis of the Greek text
• Features homiletical helps and suggestions for further study.
• Provides a brief introduction and basic outline

Contents

Top Highlights

“The early church is different; the stress is on the voluntary generosity of the believers among themselves.” (Page 44)

“The question itself seems reasonable enough as Jesus has taught for forty days regarding the kingdom. The use of the prep. with the dat. (ἐν τῷ χρόνῳ τούτῳ) indicates a point in time, this time, now. This is reinforced by the tense of ἀποκαθιστάνεις (2nd sg. pres. act. indic. of ἀποκαθιστάνω, ‘you are restoring’). The gist of the question implies the hope of an immediate eschatological realization of the second exodus promised in the OT (see, e.g., Isa 2:2–4).” (Page 19)

“Many of them had the expectation that Luke’s prose was very classical in style and literary art. This has to be classified as somewhat of an evangelical urban myth (true of the prologue but not throughout the book).” (Page 6)

“is likely a ref. to table fellowship, but one cannot dismiss that it might include the Lord’s Supper as well” (Page 43)

“Luke condenses the chronology. That is, he may condense a long period of time in a single scene” (Page 8)

Praise for the Print Edition

Scott Kellum’s look at the book of Acts is a wonderfully focused study of the careful contribution of the Greek to understanding this core piece of the canon. This work does an excellent job of interacting with the language and with the voices of commentators about it with an eye to cultural context, the meaning of words, and its resultant theology. For those who love to dig into the text, this is a solid resource.

—Darrell L. Bock

Kellum’s exegetical guide to Acts is an extraordinary resource. I have heard seminary alumni many times bemoan the fact that they did not keep up with their Greek after graduating. This book was the aid they needed to help them do so, but they can still profit much from consulting it now. The Greek of Acts may be less inviting since it is more literary, less vernacular, and colored with Semitisms, but Kellum is an adept guide who clears the way for a fresh grasp of what Luke actually writes. I cannot see persons seriously studying, preaching, or teaching Acts without this companion by their side.

—David E. Garland, professor of Christian Scriptures, George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University

“Most students in graduate theological education learn Greek by reading the letters of John or Paul. When they reach the Greek of Acts, they find themselves grammatically lost. This helpful commentary by Scott Kellum will serve as a helpful introduction into the Lukan writings.

—Osvaldo Padilla, professor of divinity, Beeson Divinity School, Samford University

Product Details

• Title: Acts
• Author: L. Scott Kellum
• Series: Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament
• Publisher: B&H
• Print Publication Date: 2020
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Pages: 340
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. N.T. Acts › Study and teaching; Bible. N.T. Acts › Criticism; Bible. N.T. Acts › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9781430085911, 9781433676048, 9781535915137, 1433676044, 1535915137, 1430085916
• Resource ID: LLS:XGTCLGDTSTMNCTS
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-08-30T23:24:06Z

About L. Scott Kellum

Associate Professor of New Testament and Greek, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.