Reading Acts as Scripture (with Patrick Schreiner)
February 10, 2023
Alastair Roberts
Dr Patrick Schreiner, Associate Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, joins me for a discussion of the book of Acts and its interpretation. He is the author of the new Acts commentary in the Christian Standard Commentary series (https://amzn.to/3xf0Dvy).
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