Enrich your Bible study time with Illustrated Bible Life-a full-color resource magazine designed specifically to complement Adult Faith Connections Leader. IBL provides verse-by-verse commentary on the Bible passages for each week and includes articles addressing the cultural, historical, archaeological, and theological backgrounds of the Scripture passages being studied. With Illustrated Bible Life, go deeper into each week's lesson by studying theological underpinnings, learning about the culture and context of Bible times, and exploring the history behind every Bible story. Also, with the purchase of Illustrated Bible Life, you have access to FoundryLeader.com for FREE, where you can receive online access to articles for each session, verse-by-verse commentaries, weekly audio articles, and illustrations and photos. The energy and boldness of the early Christians in the Acts of the Apostles are an example we may have a hard time following. Our articles this quarter examine some important practices that were common in those early days: healing miracles, encounters with magic and sorcery, and, of course, compassionate ministry. We'll also look at Paul's conversion and Peter's confidence after Pentecost, as well as the ancient church at Syrian Antioch, the main missionary church of the first century.

本書は、単なる聖書解説の枠を超え、二千年前の熱き息吹を現代に蘇らせる至高のガイドです。使徒言行録に刻まれた初期キリスト教徒たちの「大胆さ」の源泉を、考古学や歴史的背景から緻密に紐解く手法は圧巻。テキストの行間から、奇跡や癒やしが日常と交錯していた時代の鮮烈な情景が、色彩豊かに立ち上がってきます。 特筆すべきは、パウロの回心やペテロの変貌といった「魂のドラマ」への深い洞察です。神学的な裏付けと共に、一人の人間がいかに信念を貫き時代を拓いたかという普遍的テーマを提示します。読者はこの緻密な注釈を通じ、物語を自らの生の指針へと昇華させる、濃密な精神的旅路を体験するはずです。