The Great Commission is yet to be fulfilled. Churches encounter various challenges as they obey Jesus' last command in Matthew. The promise of God's presence accompanies Jesus' command and in Matthew God's presence is seen powerfully in Jesus. Believers today can hold to the same promise, encouraging the preaching God's kingdom.
In this book, Samson Uytanlet states his observation that there is an unnecessary disjunction between Luke's theology and literature in previous studies on Luke-Acts: Luke's theology is typically studied in light of Jewish writings while Luke's literature is studied in relation with Greco-Roman works. The author shows that there are theological, literary, and ideological elements that ancient Greco-Roman and Jewish writings share which are also present in Luke's work. In areas where they diverge, however, Luke-Acts shows closer affinity to Jewish writings.