Conversion in Luke-Acts: Divine Action, Human Cognition, and the People of God

by Joel B. Green

Repentance and conversion are key topics in New Testament interpretation and in Christian life. However, the study of conversion in early Christianity has been plagued by psychological assumptions alien to the world of the New Testament. Leading New Testament scholar Joel Green believes that careful attention to the narrative of Luke-Acts calls for significant rethinking about the nature of Christian conversion. Drawing on the cognitive sciences and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801097606
• ISBN13: 9780801097607
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up