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Of the New Testament books, Acts contains the most obvious ties to its cultural and historical context. But until very recently, most twentieth-century authors have bypassed discussion of the relation of Acts to the world and history around it. In this book, Colin Hemer examines various strands of interlocking historical data—ranging from the epistles of Paul to records of the corn fleet that...

rendered predictable by the presuppositions of the author. Presupposition is a difficult and delicate topic. It is good to seek for a balanced historical study whose validity is not unnecessarily conditioned by presupposition. Yet none of us is free from presupposition, and it may be better for sound scholarship to allow for the fact than to pretend to a pseudo-objectivity belied in practice. The impact of presupposition upon such a study as the present may be subtle and complex. It is deeply involved
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