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Review - Acts: Evangelical Press Study Commentary

Acts: Evangelical Press Study Commentary , Guy Prentiss Waters, John D. Currid series editor,  EP Books, 2015, 614 pages. This commentary on the book of Acts is the latest in Evangelical Press' Study Commentary series. It is written by Guy Prentiss Waters, professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi. As stated in the preface, the purpose of this volume is to provide a concise resource for those who want to understand the text better for themselves. It also seeks to avoid two extremes - first viewing the book of Acts as a blueprint for church purity and secondly that it is solely historical with little current application. This commentary is also written from a Reformed perspective. Before jumping into the text, the introduction discusses basic information about Acts including authorship, title, genre, its purpose, the outline and motifs contained in the book. This is followed by exegetical commentary and application of the text itself,...