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BiblicalTraining.org is offering a free new class on Acts taught by Craig Keener. This includes 24-hours of lectures, transcriptions, and outlines. You can check it out here.
The free Logos Book of the Month for October is Romansby Craig Keener in the New Covenant Commentary series. You can
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Louis McBride has an extensive quote here related to Acts 20:37 ("And there was much weeping on the part of all; they embraced Paul and kissed him," ESV) on kissing in the ancient world from from Craig Keener's Acts 15:1-23:35 commentary. The comments are interesting and give you some idea of the encyclopedic character of Keener's work.
I just received my copy of Craig Keener's brand new commentary on the first two chapters in Acts. My initial impressions are very positive. Here is a quote from the prolegomenon that I appreciated.
"Although my interests lie more in Luke's message than in questions of historical reconstruction, these subjects are not as readily separated as some modern writers assume. In addition to its moralistic and propagandistic value, ancient historiography also made claims about past events that differentiated it from other genres that communicated ideas differently." Craig S. Keener, Acts an Exegetical Commentary: Volume1: Introduction and 1:1–2:47 (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2012), 24.
Free audio for Craig Keener's recent lecture on the "Historical Reliability of the Gospels" is available here. The lecture was given at Crossway College in Brisbane, Australia.
See this interesting article by Scot McKnight on historical Jesus studies in Christianity Todayhere. Make sure that you also check out the linked responses of N. T. Wright here, Craig Keener here, and Darrell Bock here.
The Koinonia blog has posted a brief interview with Craig Keener on his literary influences, first and foremost of which is the Bible. Keener is best known for his exhaustive, and sometimes exhausting, work with background material (see his commentary on John). Yet, in the interview he notes that at times he has read as much as forty chapters a day out the New Testament!
