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Paul in Acts
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Paul in Acts
by Stanley E. Porter
Library of Pauline Studies. Hendrickson, Peabody, 2001.242 pp. $24.95. ISBN 1-56563-613-9.
PORTER INVITES US to consider "a depiction of one character, Paul, as he is presented and appears in various ways in the book of Acts" (pp. 3-4). After carefully assessing the Paul presented in Acts and comparing that figure with the Paul encountered in the apostle's letters, Porter concludes that Acts and the letters present "one Paul." The Paul we uncover from his letters is consistent in theology, attitude, and behavior with the figure in Acts. This book is, in large ...
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