Apostolic history and the Gospel: Biblical and historical essays presented to F. F. Bruce on his 60th birthday;

This festschrift in honour of Professor F. F. Bruce has contributions on Acts considered as an historical document, on the significance of the preface to Luke and the kerygma in Acts, on the journey-motif in Luke-Acts, with some archaeological observations on Paul's first missionary journey, on the resurrection in Acts, on some Semitisms in Acts, on the role of the Christian Prophet described in Acts, and on the connexion between ancient astrological geography and the list of those "out of every nation under heaven" who first heard the gospel on the day of Pentecost.

A further section of the book concentrates on Paul—his conversion, his Christology, his missionary preaching, his attitude to the Law, the part played by revelation and tradition, apostles before and after Paul's time—and also provides contributions on specific passages of Romans, Corinthians, Philippians, Timothy and on the Captivity Epistles generally. A third section discusses the Chi-Rho sign, its origin and significance, some "Acts" and "Epistles" in apocryphal literature, and comes down to the present in a consideration of the first chapter of Romans and the modern missionary movement.

This wide variety of contributions from scholars in three continents is now made available to the large circle of readers who will wish to join in birthday felicitations to Professor Bruce and to wish him many more happy and fruitful years.

• Contents
• Part 1
  • The Acts of the Apostles as a Document of First Century History. E. M. Blaiklock
  • The Role of the Christian Prophet in Acts. E. Earle Ellis
  • The Journey Motif in Luke-Acts. Floyd V. Filson
  • The Preface to Luke and the Kerygma in Acts. A.J.B. Higgins
  • The Resurrection in the Acts of the Apostles. I. Howard Marshall
  • The Purpose of Acts: Schneckenburger Reconsidered. A. J. Mattill, Jr.
  • Ancient Astrological Geography and Acts 2:9-11. Bruce M. Metzger
  • Semitisms in the Book of Acts. D. F. Payne.
  • Some Archaeological Observations on Paul's First Missionary Journey. Bastiaan Van Elderen.
• Part 2
  • A Comparison of Paul's Missionary Preaching and Preaching to the Church. William Barclay
  • The Conversion of Paul, and its Influence on his Understanding of Salvation by Faith. Jacques Dupont
  • Paul and the Law—"All Things to All Men". H. L. Ellison
  • The Form, Meaning and Background of the Hymn Quoted in I Timothy 3 :16. Robert H. Gundry
  • Revelation and Tradition in Paul. G. E. Ladd
  • 1 Corinthians 11 :2-16 : An Interpretation. William Martin
  • Covenant and Communion in First Corinthians. A. R. Millard
  • The Theme of Romans. Leon Morris
  • Further Reflexions on Philippians 2:5-11. C. F. D. Moule
  • Caesarea, Rome and the Captivity Epistles. Bo Reicke
  • Apostles Before and During Paul's Time. R. Schnackenburg
  • The Origin of Pauline Christology. Margaret Thrall
• Part 3
  • The Chi-Rho Sign—Christogram and/or Staurogram? Matthew Black
  • Acts and Epistles in Apocryphal Writings. Donald Guthrie
  • The First Chapter of the Epistle to the Romans and the Modern Missionary Movement. A. F. Walls.