World Upside Down: Reading Acts in the Graeco-Roman Age

For almost 300 years, the dominant trend in New Testament interpretation has been to read the Acts of the Apostles as a document that argues for the political possibility of harmonious co-existence between 'Rome' and the early Christian movement. Kavin Rowe argues that the time is long overdue for a sophisticated, critically constructive reappraisal.

"A brilliant piece of work by a young scholar of considerable promise."
--First Things

"This well-written, well-argued book is a must read for New Testament scholars."
-- Review of Biblical Literature

"This sophisticated argument offers a comprehensive vision of Acts and deserves a wide readership."
-- Religious Studies Review

"There is so much happening in these pages that a slow and careful read will provoke sustained thoughts on a variety of subjects of ecclesial interest ranging from Christianity and culture to issues of tolerance and political theology."
-- Themelios

• Reading Acts: A Literary and Theological Commentary (Reading the New Testament) (Volume 5)
• The New Testament: A Translation
• Destroyer of the gods: Early Christian Distinctiveness in the Roman World
• Atheist Delusions: The Christian Revolution and Its Fashionable Enemies
• Acts: A Theological Commentary on the Bible (Belief: a Theological Commentary on the Bible)
• The Trinity: An Introduction to Catholic Doctrine on the Triune God (Thomistic Ressourcement)
• The Rise of Christianity: How the Obscure, Marginal Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force in the Western World in a Few Centuries
• Jesus Humanity and the Trinity
• One True Life: The Stoics and Early Christians as Rival Traditions
• The Narrative Unity of Luke-Acts, Vol 2 (The Acts of the Apostles, A Literary Interpretation)