202. Brandon Crowe on The Hope of Israel: The Resurrection of Christ in Acts

In this episode, we welcome Dr. Brandon Crowe to discuss his book The Hope of Israel: The Resurrection of Christ in The Acts of the Apostles. What is the Acts of the Apostles, and what is its unique place in the New Testament? To what degree, and in what manner should we view the events of Acts as either historically-unique versus programmatic and meant to be emulated going forward? What were the views of resurrection in the world of Acts, and how would Jesus’ Resurrection stand out as unique? How did witnessing the Resurrection of Christ function when it comes to the authority of the apostles? How was the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost a Christological point? In both the narrative of Acts, as well as the sermons documented therein – the Resurrection functions as the key to understanding Jesus as “both Lord and Christ”, the blessings of the last days, as well as a fulfillment of the Old Testament passages such as Psalm 2. Listen in as, along the way, we ask Dr. Crowe what Peter was referring to when he speaks of “the restoration of all things”, if the Paul presented in Acts is consistent with his own Epistles, and the place of the Temple in the theology of Luke-Acts.

Book: The Hope of Israel: The Resurrection of Christ in The Acts of the Apostles

Other resources by Dr. Crowe:

- The Last Adam: A Theology of the Obedient Life of Jesus in the Gospels

- The Lord Jesus Christ: The Biblical Doctrine of the Person and Work of Christ

- The Message of the General Epistles in the History of Redemption

- The Essential Trinity (edited with Carl Trueman)

Other resources:

The Temple and the Church’s Mission; God Dwells Among Us by G.K. Beale

“The Final Temple” by Edmund Clowney

Scourby YouBible: The Book of Acts