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This book is written in an exploratory approach which propels students toward engaging the Gospels and Acts for themselves. It offers activities and challenges to both the Scriptural novice and to those a little more comfortable with handling the Scriptures, offering important background information that will enable the student to work at the required level. On top of that, Exploring the New...

believers) and it may be part of Luke’s agenda also, depending on whether ‘Theophilus’ is a believer or an enquirer (Luke 1:1–4). Third, there was a didactic (or teaching) reason, to teach those who followed Jesus more about their faith and to help them grow in it. If ‘Theophilus’ was a believer already (Luke 1:3f.) it is likely that this was one of Luke’s aims. Similarly the five major blocks of teaching material in Matthew (see p. 212) would be wonderfully appropriate for explaining Christian lifestyle
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