CONTENTS

Introduction

CHAPTER 1

How a Trip to Damascus Changed the World

CHAPTER 2

Acts 1-7: A Church Is Born

CHAPTER 3

Acts 8-13: An Equal Opportunity Faith

CHAPTER 4

Acts 14-20: Suffering and Success While Spreading the Word

CHAPTER 5

Acts 21-28: Arrest of an Apostle

CHAPTER 6

Galatians: Freedom in Christ

CHAPTER 7

1 Thessalonians and 2 Thessalonians: Christ’s Return and the Day of the Lord

CHAPTER 8

1 Corinthians 1–8: A Call for Unity in the Church

CHAPTER 9

1 Corinthians 9–16: The Primacy of Love, and a Spiritual Gift for Every Believer

CHAPTER 10

2 Corinthians: Strength in Weakness

CHAPTER 11

Romans 1–7: Righteousness through Faith

CHAPTER 12

Romans 8–16: Christ: The Hope of Jews and Gentiles

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Notes

Index