The Book of Acts is the master narrative of early Christianity. Luke's innovative portrayal of what had gone before gave the nascent church the sense of direction it needed to find its provenance and purpose in history. In the course of nineteen studies, Knut Backhaus taps into new perspectives on Acts as a book that crosses cultural and religious thresholds.

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Geboren 1960; 1989 Promotion; 1994 Habilitation; 1994-2003 Ordinarius für Neues Testament an der Theologischen Fakultät Paderborn; seit 2003 Lehrstuhlinhaber für Neutestamentliche Exegese und biblische Hermeneutik an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.