This is a fresh analysis of the
Acts of the Apostles . New Testament scholars often proceed with their work as if their methods and areas of inquiry were predetermined. This work provides three important services for New Testament study, and
Acts
scholarship in particular. First, the work surveys contemporary
Acts
scholarship on two important topics of the day: the genre of
Acts
and issues of wealth and poverty in
Luke-Acts . Second, this volume provides a careful analysis of the process of interpretation and calls for greater self-awareness among critical readers of
Acts . Third, this book urges scholars to open themselves to new and broader areas of inquiry in the study of
Acts . Anyone interested in the New Testament, Christian origins, or the early church will benefit from this study of the
Acts of the Apostles .