Jun 16, 2008

Prayer in Acts: A Bibliography


Yesterday I posted on the occurrences of prayer in the book of Acts. Today, I have noted some of the specialized bibliography for the topic of prayer in Acts. (I have not included commentaries even though some have significant comments regarding prayer in Acts.)


Boyd, Charles F. “Prayer in Luke–Acts.” ThM thesis, Dallas Theological Seminary, 1984.

Conn, Harvie M. “Luke’s Theology of Prayer.” Christianity Today 17 (1972): 6–8.

Crump, David. Jesus the Intercessor: Prayer and Christology in Luke–Acts. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1999.

Green, Joel B. “Persevering in Prayer: The Significance of Prayer in the Acts of the Apostles” in Into God’s Presence, ed. Richard N. Longenecker. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2001.

Harris, Oscar G. “Prayer in Luke–Acts: A Study in the Theology of Luke.” Ph.D. dissertation, Vanderbilt University, 1966.

O’Brien, P. T. “Prayer in Luke–Acts.” Tyndale Bulletin 24, 1973: 11–27.

Plymale, Steven F. The Prayer Texts of Luke–Acts. New York: Peter Lang, 1991.

Smalley, Stephen S. “Spirit, Kingdom and Prayer in Luke–Acts.” Novum Testamentum XV. 1973: 59–71.

Trites, Allison A. “The Prayer Motif in Luke–Acts,” in Perspectives on Luke–Acts, ed. Charles H. Talbert. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1978.

Turner, M. M. B. “Prayer in the Gospels and Acts. In Teach Us to Pray: Prayer in the Bible and the World. Ed. D. A. Carson. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1994.


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