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Dig into the book of Acts with this concise study guide commentary from Dr. Curtis Vaughan—former distinguished professor of New Testament at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Marrying solid exegesis with clear explanations and practical insights, this well-loved guide is a trusty aid for pastors preparing sermons, leaders teaching a Bible study, or the layperson looking to better...

and to teach” (v. 1b). It is debated whether any special significance is attached to the word “began.” Lake and Cadbury, for example, take the negative view and assert that it implies no emphasis. It was, they say, simply a way of saying that the gospel contains the doings and teachings of Jesus “from the beginning.” Haenchen calls it “a periphrasis for the finite verb” (p. 137). Others see in the word the notion that the gospel of Luke was a book of “beginnings,” the suggestion being that Acts will
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