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Acts 10:34-43
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | Comparative texts about Baptism:
Water & Spirit from DSS, Josephus, Babylonian Talmud. At
(Rutgers University Dept of Religion) Mahlon H. Smith's Into His Own: Perspective on the
World of Jesus companion to the historical study of Christian texts. |
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III.XXII.7,
Adversus Haereses,
Irenaeus
of Lyons. (c. 180) |
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VI.8, Stromata,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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VIII.LXIV, Against
Celsus,
Origen (c. 246) |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "By the "fear of
God" the Hebrews understood the whole service of God." |
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| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
| "Acceptance cannot be
obtained on any other ground than that of the covenant of mercy, through
the atonement of Christ; but wherever true religion is found, God will
accept it without regarding names or sects." |
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| From
Wesley's
Notes.
| "He does not confine
his love to one nation; in a general, that he is loving to every man,
and willeth all men should be saved." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "Not, "I see there
is no capricious favoritism with God," for Peter would never
imagine such a thing; but (as the next clause shows), "I see that
God has respect only to personal character and state in the
acceptance of men, national and ecclesiastical distinctions being of no
account."" |
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| From The People's New
Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "It has just dawned on
him that Jew and Gentile are on the same footing in God's sight. Those
who fear the Lord in any nation, of any race, will be accepted." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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"First
Thoughts on Year A Epistle Passages in the
Lectionary," Baptism of
Jesus, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
| "Luke's trim speech
given to Peter ends by noting the promise of forgiveness and declaring
that Jesus will be the one to judge the world. This is also part of what
it meant to say, 'Jesus is Lord'." |
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"God Has Raised Jesus,"
Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes.
| "The one who broke the bonds of
death all those years ago, has the right, power and authority to forgive
us of everything we have ever, or will ever, think or do." |
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"Entertaining Angels," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at)
"Hospitality," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2007. |
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"With Our Own
Eyes,"
Expository Essay,
Acts 10:34-43, Dr. William R. Long.
| "We miss more than half the message of
the resurrection of Christ if we only see it as a message of personal
salvation for us." |
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Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion,
Acts 10:34-43 / 1 Corinthians 15:19-26, Wesley White. "A place of
conversation regarding Progressive Christianity."
| "What is it to 'believe
in him'?" |
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"The Conversion of Cornelius," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel.
| "Does our faith in Christ' name help us
to see everyone as God's child? Do we accept others, even the 'lily and
poinsettia' Catholics, as God accepts us?" |
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| "The
Conversion of Cornelius (Acts 10:36-48)" by Robert Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "While the conversion
which the gospel produces may, in some ways, produce instant changes,
other changes come harder and over a longer period of time." |
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| Articles & Background:
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"Entertaining Angels: Hospitality in Luke and Acts," Andrew
Arterbury, (other resources at)
"Hospitality," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2007.
| "In Luke’s
writings the ancient practice of hospitality—the custom of welcoming
travelers or strangers into one’s home and establishing
relationships with them—becomes the prism through which Jesus’
disciples can view one another and others as valuable children of
God." |
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"Acts 10:34:
A Text for Racial and Cultural Reconciliation Among Christians," J.
Julius Scott, Jr., Wheaton College Distance Learning.
| "The racial reconciliation I most
earnestly desire, not that of changing laws and institutions, as important
as they are, but of attitudes and hearts, may well come through a process
rather than a crisis moment. Legal barriers may be felled with the stroke
of a pen, but people may change more slowly. They may not always see
things clearly, instantaneously, or necessarily, completely." |
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"Collision of Modes? -- Vision and Determining Argument in Acts 10:1 -
11:18," Edith M. Humphrey, Semeia 71: Textual
Determinacy, Part Two, 1995. |
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"The
Cornelius Incident in the Light of Its Jewish Setting," J. Julius Scott,
Jr., Wheaton College Distance Learning.
| "Modern cross cultural missions, like
the Gentile mission of old, must proceed from a proper theological
understanding which is firmly rooted in Scripture. The theological
understanding and also traditional attitudes and convictions must
constantly be re-evaluated and corrected against an ever-expanding
knowledge and appreciation of the content and implications of the Bible." |
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| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Arterbury, Andrew E.,
"The Ancient Custom of Hospitality, The Greek Novels, and Acts 10:1 -
11:18," Perspectives in Religious Studies, 2002.
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| Bock, Darrell, L.,
"Jesus as Lord in Acts and in the Gospel Message," Bibliotheca Sacra,
1986.
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| Bond, L. Susan,
"Scripture and Theology, Acts 10:34-43," Interpretation, 2002.
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| Burchard, Christoph, "A Note on
RHMA in Josas 17:1f; Luke 2:15, 17; Acts 10:37," Novum
Testamentum, 1985.
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| deVilliers, Pieter,
"Exegesis and Proclamation: Acts 10:34-40," Journal of Theology for
Southern Africa, 1990.
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| Dollar, Harold,
"The Conversion of the Messenger," Missiology, 1993.
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| Erwin, Ed,
"Between Text and Sermon: Acts 10:34-43," Interpretation, 1995.
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| Gudorf, Christine E., "Liberation
Theology's use of Scripture: A Response to First World Critics,"
Interpretation, 1987.
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| Humphrey, Edith M.,
"Collision of Modes? -- Vision and Determining Argument in Acts 10:1 -
11:18," Semeia, 1995.
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| Lee, Mark,
"An Evangelical Dialogue on Luke, Salvation, and Spirit Baptism,"
Pneuma, 2004.
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| Lotz, Denton,
"Peter's Wider Understanding of God's Will," International Review of
Mission, 1988.
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| Matera, Frank J.,
"Expository Article: Acts 10:34-43," Interpretation, 1987.
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| Matson, David
Lertis and Warren S. Brown, "Tuning the Faith: The Cornelius Story in
Resonance Perspective," Perspectives in Religious Studies, 2006.
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| Miller, Chris A.,
"Did Peter's Vision in Acts 10 Pertain to Men or the Menu?"
Bibliotheca Sacra, 2002.
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| Moessner, David P.,
"'The Christ Must Suffer': New Light on the Jesus -- Peter, Stephen, Paul
Parallels in Luke-Acts," Novum Testamentum, 1986.
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| Panikkar, Raimundo,
"The Crux of Christian Ecumenism: Can Universality and Chosenness Be
Held Simultaneously?" Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 1989.
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| Persaud, Winston
D., "Believing in Jesus Christ in This Postmodern World," Word &
World, 2007.
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| Rowe, C. Kavin,
"Luke-Acts and the Imperial Cult: A Way Through the Conundrum?"
Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2005.
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| Scott, J. Julius, Jr.,
"The Cornelius Incident in the Light of Its Jewish Setting," Journal
of the Evangelical Theological Society, 1991.
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| Tomson, Peter J.,
"Jewish Food Laws in Early Christian Community Discourse," Semeia,
1999.
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| Wall, Robert W.,
"Peter, 'Son' of Jonah: The Conversion of Cornelius in the Context of
Canon," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 1987.
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| Wieser, Thomas,
"Community - Its Unity, Diversity and Universality," Semeia,
1985.
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| Willson, Sanders L.,
"'God Does Not Show Favoritism': Acts 10," Presbyterion, 2003.
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| Wilson, Walter T.,
"Urban Legends: Acts 10:1-11:18 and the Strategies of Greco-Roman Foundation
Narratives," Journal of Biblical Literature, 2001.
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| Reviews:
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Review:
Dennis R. Macdonald, Does the New Testament
Imitate Homer?: Four Cases from the Acts of the Apostles.
Yale University Press, 2003. Review by Stan Harstine in SBL's Review of
Biblical Literature. |
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