{"product_id":"dating-acts-in-its-jewish-and-grecoroman-contexts-9780567698582","title":"Dating Acts in its Jewish and Greco-Roman Contexts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eRecent scholarship overwhelmingly favors a date of 62–63 CE for Acts, challenging the traditional 70–90 CE range due to historical, textual, and methodological flaws. A historiographical approach provides a strong framework for evaluating primary and secondary sources, resulting in a more accurate understanding of the book's historical context. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 248 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 22 September 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecent years have witnessed a persistent lack of interest in the ongoing discussion surrounding the dating of Acts. While a significant majority of scholars over the past century have been swayed into believing that Acts was composed between 70 and 90 CE, a substantial majority of recent scholarship firmly asserts that this middle-range date is a convenient, political compromise. Karl Armstrong contends that a significant portion of the issue stems from a remarkable disregard for historical, textual, and source-critical matters. Furthermore, the methodological shortcomings among the approaches to the middle and late dating of Acts further exacerbate the problem. Armstrong effectively demonstrates that a historiographical approach to the debate provides a robust framework for assessing primary and secondary sources related to the book of Acts. By employing a historiographical approach, coupled with the backing of modern principles of textual criticism and linguistics, the historical context of Acts is determined to align with a date of 62–63 CE.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 234 x 156 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780567698582\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dr. Karl Leslie Armstrong","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44094414618874,"sku":"9780567698582","price":35.12,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1664533249525_book.jpg?v=1664623408","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/dating-acts-in-its-jewish-and-grecoroman-contexts-9780567698582","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}