The Book of Acts: Form, Style, and Theology

by Martin Dibelius

Publisher:

Fortress Press

, 2004

Overview

This volume brings together some of Martin Dibelius’ most important work. While he is especially renowned for his commentaries, Dibelius was on the forefront of literary analysis, the relationship of theology to literary artistry, and the importance of contemporary Greco-Roman history for the analysis of the Book of Acts. As an aid to students, each essay has been supplemented with additional notes and bibliography to show where the discussion has continued since Dibelius. This will provide an excellent supplementary textbook for courses on the New Testament or the Bible.

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Key Features

• Presents an important analysis of the Book of Acts
• Brings together some of Martin Dibelius’ most important work
• Provides an excellent supplementary textbook for courses on the New Testament or the Bible
• Supplemented with additional notes and bibliography

Praise for the Print Edition

This new edition, edited by K. C. Hanson, contains up-to-date notes pertaining to each essay. These notes contain updated footnotes and resourceful and pertinent bibliographies. . . . the wonderful appendices with bibliographies and listings of German and translated works of Dibelius, along with lists of abbreviations and the like, are the work of an accomplished editor. This volume holds a proud place among the classics and is a must read for the student of Acts and the student of the history of New Testament interpretation.

—Society of Biblical Literature

Product Details

• Title: The Book of Acts: Form, Style, and Theology
• Author: Martin Dibelius
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Print Publication Date: 2004
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Pages: 256
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. N.T. Acts › Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Resource ID: LLS:BKCTSFRMSTYLTH
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-04-18T15:42:26Z

About Martin Dibelius

Martin Dibelius (September 14, 1883 – November 11, 1947) was a German theologian and a professor for the New Testament at the University of Heidelberg. Martin Dibelius was born in Dresden, Germany in 1883. With Rudolf Bultmann, he helped define a period in research about the historical Jesus characterized by skepticism toward the possibility of describing Jesus with historical authority.