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In this book the authors introduce the preacher to the 'big picture' about Luke-Acts, and provide helpful guidance in seeing how an understanding of the larger scheme and purpose of the book can inform and enliven one's preaching of its texts. They demonstrate that the author of Luke-Acts wrote the book out of a specific set of pastoral concerns, and relate those concerns to a contemporary context, for example providing specific help in inderstanding the strain of anti-Judaism that runs through the writing. They provide, as well, detailed examinations of several Luke-Acts tests drawn from the lectionary, placing them in the context of the overall pastoral and theological purpose of the book, and outlining a possible sermon to be preached on the text.
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