We continue our study of New Testament and this month we focus on Book of Acts. As a record of the apostolic church, Acts is not quite what the modern reader might expect. Historically, the book is tantalizing in the questions it raises about events it never records. The Book of Acts is obviously highly selective in its materials. This is due to the fact that Luke is probably writing in the manner of the Greek historians Xenophon and Plutarch. What this means is that a selection of the hero’s acts (praxeis), historical vignettes which set forth the hero’s character, are his major concern. The Book of Acts then is not a mere chronicle of events, but a portrayal of the kinds of people and kinds of things that were taking place in the early church. This approach makes Acts a much better “handbook” today.
Famous Russians and Bible…what part of their creative genius was attached to Christianity and why? We try to find answers in the program called “Inspirational Book.” Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Bunin…they studied gospels. God was part of their life and writers did the best to reflect spiritual wealth of the Bible in their works and depicted characters.
We continue a new series of program for our little listeners, “Simple Things about God,” in which we explain to kids the basic ideas of the New Testament. Bring your youngsters to listen to these segments!
The Book of Job: on this example we study the challenges that а person can find in everyday life and how to find strength and spiritual encouragement in the Bible and in God.
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