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100			_aSkinner, Matthew L. _915124
245			_aIntrusive God, disruptive gospel : _bencountering the divine in the Book of Acts / _cMatthew L. Skinner.
260			_aGrand Rapids, Michigan : _bBrazos Press, _c2015
300			_axvii, 189 pages ; _c22 cm
505			_a As You Read This Book -- Emerging Realities -- Expansions -- God Is Still Speaking -- Very Public Disturbances -- The Witness Goes to Rome.
505			_a This engaging book guides readers through one of the most colorful books of the Bible, illuminating passages from Acts that show the Christian gospel expressing itself through the lives, speech, struggles, and adventures of Jesus's followers. The book emphasizes the disruptive character of the Christian gospel and shows how Acts repeatedly describes God as upsetting the status quo by changing people's lives, society's conventions, and our basic expectations of what's possible. Suited for individual and group study, this book by a New Testament scholar with a gift for popular communication asks serious questions and eschews pat answers, bringing Acts alive for contemporary reflection on the character of God, the challenges of faith, and the church.
650			_aBible. _vActs _xCriticism, interpretation, etc. _914862
650			_a Bible. _v Acts. _99964
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