Acts (The New American Commentary 26)

Written by John B. Polhill Reviewed By Stanley E. Porter

This commentary shows its clear allegiance to the viewpoint of Ramsay, Bruce and Hemer. Consequently the author endorses many traditional conclusions, including Luke the travelling companion of Paul as the author, a date in the 70s for composition, the ‘we’ passages probably originating with Luke as an eye-witness, the speeches being based on the gathering of information from eye-witnesses, Luke being both a historian and a theologian, and the abrupt ending due to the author writing up to the extent of his knowledge. After a lengthy introduction the author discusses each pericope by verses or small groups of verses, with reference to significant secondary literature.


Stanley E. Porter

Roehampton Institute, London