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Biblical eLearning (https://biblicalelearning.org) presents (audio is also available on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3tQAmvqiBRetclgpYVEIG2?si=75f94034d9364802): Dr. Craig Keener on Acts Here is a lecture by Dr. Craig Keener who has just finished his magisterial 4 volumes on the book of Acts. N. T. Wright commenting on his work says: "With this enormous commentary, Craig Keener deploys his breathtaking knowledge of the classical world to shine a bright light on both the big picture of Acts. Students of Acts will be in his debt for generations to come." --N. T. Wright, University of St. Andrews. This video was produced by Ted Hildebrandt. The audio, full text in English, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, and others are freely available at https://biblicalelearning.org. Also found there are AI-generated Short Summaries, study guides, FAQs, and a summary dialogic audio Podcast. Timed Outline: 00:25 Introduction 1:05 Book of Acts also known as Luke, Part II 1:30 Acts tells us the beginning of many of the churches 2:10 Authorship: "we" narratives 9:25 In other ancient literature 9:40 Who was this companion? 12:50 Tradition: Luke 16:30 If by Luke 18:30 Same author as Luke's Gospel, style 19:45 Author's background: physicians 21:10 No "professional" historians 22:20 Objections 25:15 Author's background: geography 26:25 Author's background: Jewish or Gentile? 29:10 Target audience: 32:30 Luke's style 34:00 Focus of Acts: 37:25 Date of Acts 39:55 Later date (70-90 CE) 45:30 Very late date 48:30 Paul's defense/apologetic [riots] argument 55:00 Genre: History 56:05 Other proposals biography (Talbert) 57:15 But: Dr. Keener''s teaching in audio format is now available on Spotify Podcasting playlist [Biblical eLearning - Ted Hildebrandt]: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4EuuysbhrLA48QjuBoE3Dc?si=c15ee1d9c5c54008