The Book of Acts in its Palestinian Setting Joshua Davis Matthews vividly recreates the individual

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Based on over a decade of interaction with figures both large and small within this community

The Book of Acts in its Palestinian Setting Joshua Davis Matthews vividly recreates the individualThe Book of Acts in Its Palestinian Setting is devoted to a series of studies of those parts of the narrative of Acts that are specifically set in Palestine. The geographical, political, cultural, social, and religious aspects of first century Jewish Palestine are all explored in order to throw light on Luke's account of the Palestinian origins of early Christianity . There are fresh assessments of the historical significance of key features, persons,