Padilla successfully bridges two worlds, past and present. Relying upon in-depth Greco-Roman knowledge, he recreates the historical setting of Acts. Fluent in recent scholarly trends, he offers a fresh reading of Acts. The insights that result benefit both scholar and practitioner. Overviews of narrative criticism, genre theory, ancient history-writing, and postliberalism, for example, can inspire further study and therefore affect a lecture already delivered or yet-to-be-prepared. An abundance of hermeneutical helps can aid sermon-building. Padilla's 'high view of Scripture' undergirds this book.

--Ivan Parke, Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry, Spring 2017, 14(1)

The book proves to be well-researched and engaging.

--Abram Kielsmeier-Jones, Bible Study Magazine, September/October 2016

264 pages