Journal of Gospels and Acts Research: Volume 2 (ISSN 2208-5610)

Articles: 3 Editorial: Gospels Across Worlds 7 Mary Ann Beavis The Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30): Imagining a Slaves Perspective 22 Louise Gosbell The woman with the flow of blood (Mark 5:25-34) and disability in the ancient world 44 Francis J. Moloney A Study of Mark 16:6-8 Hope in the Midst of Failure 55 James R. Harrison The Historical Jesus as Social Critic An Investigation of Luke 6:27-36 77 Chris Spark Digging Going Deep Laying a Foundation: Luke 6:48 Ancient Building and Cultural Communication 86 Peter G. Bolt What Actually Happened on Resurrection Morning? A Clear and Simple Account 101 David Evans A Jerusalemite Source for the List of Nations in Acts 2?Reviews: 115 Wim J.C. Weren Studies in Matthews Gospel: Literary Design Intertextuality and Social Setting 117 Jonathan T. Pennington. The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary 119 Bradley T. Johnson. The Form and Function of Mark 1:1-15: A Multi Disciplinary Approach to the Markan Prologue 121 Armin D. Baum Detlef Häusser Emmanuel L. Rehfeld (eds.) Der jüdische. Messias Jesus und sein jüdischer Apostel Paulus 124 Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch (ed.). The Bible in Motion: A Handbook of the Bible and Its Reception in Film Part I + II 128 Samuel Byrskog Tom Holmén Matti Kankaanniemi (eds.) The Identity of Jesus: Nordic Voices 131 Stephen S. Liggins Many Convincing Proofs: Persuasive Phenomena Associated with Gospel Proclamation in Acts. 135 Brian J. Wright Communal Reading in the Time of Jesus: A Window into Early Christian Reading Practices