Many Convincing Proofs: Persuasive phenomena associated with gospel proclamation in Acts

While there have been various studies examining the contents of the evangelistic proclamation in Acts; and various studies examining, from one angle or another, individual persuasive phenomena described in Acts (e.g., the use of the Jewish Scriptures); no individual studies have sought to identify the key persuasive phenomena presented by Luke in this book, or to analyse their impact upon the book’s early audiences.

This study identifies four key phenomena – the Jewish Scriptures, witnesse...