Magic and Christianity: An Exegetical and Expositional Study on Magical Episode in the Acts of the Apostles

Description

The theme of magic tends to be overlooked in the discussion of the Acts of the Apostles even though there are at least 6 accounts of magic in it. This book seeks to demonstrate that witchcraft in all its manifestations and insights is one of the obstacles to the preaching of the gospel. The book analyzes all the themes of magical episode exegetically and expositional which is the spiritual warfare between magic and Christianity to make it clear that the gospel of the Kingdom of God cannot be hindered. The introduction of this book is in chapter 1 while chapter 2 will examine magic in the context of life during the Greco-Roman period. Chapter 3 is an expositional study of all the magical episodes in Acts with chapter 4 specifically demonstrating exegesis of the longest magical episode as well as an example of confrontation between magic and Christianity. Chapter 5 examines the geographical aspects of witchcraft in the Roman Empire. The conclusion, which also includes applications in the context of the church’s mission in preaching the gospel, concludes the book.