Craig Keener is known for his meticulous work on New Testament backgrounds, but especially his detailed work on the book of Acts. Now, for the first time in book form, Cascade presents his key essays on Acts, with special focus on historical questions and matters related to God's Spirit.

CRAIG S. KEENER (PhD, Duke University) is F.M. and Ada Thompson Professor of Biblical Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary. He is author of thirty books, six of which have won awards in Christianity Today, plus other awards. He has also authored roughly one hundred academic articles; and more than one hundred fifty popular-level articles. More than a million copies of his books are in circulation; The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament, which provides cultural background on each passage of the New Testament, alone has sold more than half a million copies. Craig is the New Testament editor for the NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, which won the International Book Award for Christianity and Bible of the year in the Christian Book Awards. In 2020 Craig is president of the Evangelical Theological Society. He is married to Dr. Medine Moussounga Keener, who was a refugee in her home country of Congo for eighteen months; her experience and their romance appears in Impossible Love (Chosen, 2016). His blog site is http://www.craigkeener.com/.