Acts of the Apostles

by Joseph A. Alexander

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Genres: Theology, Reference

498 pages, Library Binding

First published September 1, 1963

About the author

Joseph Addison Alexander (1809-1860)

Reviews

[Ethan McCarter · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't use the Banner of Truth version of this book, but a PDF gotten through Log College Press that was scanned and uploaded. Originally Alexander's work was two volumes following the two major sections of Acts. Those are divided into chapters 1-12 focusing on Peter and the mission to the Jews and chapters 13-28 focusing on Paul and the mission to the Gentiles. This is a tremendous commentary that is well worth using if you're preaching through the Book of Acts. I know Banner always offers great products, so the Geneva series commentary would be a useful addition to your library. If you're OK with using PDF's the scan from Log College is a good quality scan and upload. Alexander does interact with the Greek text a good bit and addresses some of the issues between majority and critical text along with the Western manuscript family which contains a lot of additions though most are fairly superfluous. That being said some of the manuscript discussions are outdated since this was written in the 19th century and there's loads of different discussions in theological circles today. If you want a solidly Reformed and Presbyterian understanding of Acts, along with exegetical work for Presbyterian ecclesiology based on Acts, this is an excellent commentary to get. It's hefty and well worth the effort.