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Acts
2:14-41
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| Historical References, Commentary and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. |
| Comparative World Scriptures from United
Communities of Spirit:
Ritual. |
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"Of
David's Lineage," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of
the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C.
Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation. |
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III.XII.2,
IV.XXIII.2, Adversus
Haereses,
Irenaeus of Lyons.
(c. 180) |
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Chapter
XXV, On Prayer,
Tertullian
(c. 199) |
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I.18,
VI.6, Stromata,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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Chapter XV,
Chapter XXI,
On the Flesh of Christ,
Tertullian (c.
211) |
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Chapter
LXIII, On the Resurrection of the Flesh,
Tertullian
(c. 211) |
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V.4,
V.8, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 212) |
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Chapter
XVII,
Chapter
XXVIII, Against Praxeas,
Tertullian
(c. 213) |
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Chapter
XXI, On Modesty,
Tertullian
(c. 217) |
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V.XIV, The
Refutation of all Heresies (Philosophumena),
Hippolytus of Rome.
(c. 225) |
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Epistle LXXII
--
Cyprian of Carthage (c.
256) |
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Part 27,
On the Incarnation of the Word,
Athanasius of Alexandria, c. 318. |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "God's everlasting foreknowledge, which
can neither be separated from his determinate counsel, as the Epicureans
say, neither yet be the cause of evil: for God in his everlasting and
unchangeable counsel appointed the wicked act of Judas to an excellent
end: and God does that well which the instrument does wickedly."
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| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
| "Through the Saviour, the ways of life
are made known; and we are encouraged to expect God's presence, and his
favour for evermore. All this springs from assured belief that Jesus is
the Lord, and the anointed Saviour." |
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| From
Wesley's Notes.
| "Did he not know what wicked men
intended to do? And had he not power to prevent it? Yea. He knew all that
those wicked men intended to do. And he had power to blast all their
designs in a moment. But he did not exert that power, because he so loved
the world! Because it was the determined counsel of his love, to redeem
mankind from eternal death, by the death of his only - begotten Son." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871). |
| "Pricked
in Their Heart," Acts 2:36, 37, Charles H. Spurgeon, 1889. |
| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "Jesus had said (Matt. 16:19) that
Peter should receive the keys of the kingdom, and they are now to be used
to open its doors" |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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Easter 2A:
Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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Easter 3A:
Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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"'These
people are not drunk as you suppose, (Acts 2:15)," William Loader, Being
the Church Then and Now: Issues from the Acts of the Apostles.
| "In advance of the day when the great
vision would be fulfilled, God would already send the Spirit, the gift
traditionally expected in the last days according to Jewish expectation." |
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"Proclamation of the Good News," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel.
| "In a sense, we live in the end times.
We have faith in Jesus as the Christ. And, the outpouring of the Spirit
has been given to us." |
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"God's
Plan to Kill Jesus," Ronald Goetz. Commentary from The
Christian Century, 1990. At Religion Online.
| "How can any Christian argue
with much conviction against capital punishment if God effects his
purpose in such an unwaveringly bloody way? On what basis can we
work for world peace if God required such a violent resolution of
the conflict between creatures and himself?" |
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"The
Pangs of Death Could Not Hold Christ,"
"Jesus,
Both Lord and Christ," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
| "Putting
Pentecost in Perspective - Part 3 (Acts 2:1-40)," by Robert Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation. |
| "The
Pentecostal Experience: A Study in Acts 2," by Lehman Strauss at the Biblical Studies Foundation. |
| "Pentecost:
Before and After," Richard B. Gaffin, Jr., in Kerux: The
Online Journal of Biblical Theology (Reformed). |
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| Articles & Background:
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"‘With many other words’ (Acts 2,40): Theological Assumptions in Peter’s
Pentecost Speech," John J. Kilgallen, Biblica
2002.
| "The complete effectiveness of Peter’s
Pentecost speech implies that the Lucan audience, if not that of Peter,
knows at least three assumptions that are needed to make the speech as
logically convincing as possible..." |
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| "Aspekte
Biblischer Theologie dargestellt an der Verwendung von Ps 16 in
Apostelgeschichte 2 und 13," Wolfgang Fenske, Biblica 83, 2002. (Abstract
in English.)
| "The question of whether the OT should
be understood from the perspective of the NT or vice versa becomes
irrelevant, for from the perspective of appropriating texts what counts is
that the reading of one text influences the interpretation of another." |
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| "Repentance
and Forgiveness," David R. Blumenthal, Cross Currents.
| "Teshuvá is the key concept in the rabbinic view of sin,
repentance, and forgiveness. The tradition is not of one mind on the steps one must take
to repent of one's sins. However, almost all agree that repentance requires five elements:
recognition of one's sins as sins (hakarát ha-chét'), remorse (charatá),
desisting from sin (azivát ha-chét'), restitution where possible (peira'ón),
and confession (vidúi)" |
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"The
Use of Psalm 16:8-11 in Acts 2:25-28," Greg Herrick,
Biblical Studies Foundation. |
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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.):
| Beale, G.K., "The
Descent of the Eschatological Temple in the Form of the Spirit at
Pentecost, Part 1," Tyndale Bulletin, 2005.
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| Beale, G.K., "The
Descent of the Eschatological Temple in the Form of the Spirit at
Pentecost, Part 2," Tyndale Bulletin, 2005.
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| Blumenthal, David
R., "Repentance and Forgiveness," Cross Currents, 1998.
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| Camp, Ashby L.,
"Reexamining the Rule of Concord in Acts 2:38," Restoration Quarterly,
1997.
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| Gilbert, Gary,
"The List of Nations in Acts 2: Roman Propaganda and the Lukan Response,"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 2002.
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| Goetz, Ronald,
"God's Plan to Kill Jesus," The Christian Century, 1990.
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| Juel, Donald,
"Social Dimensions of Exegesis: The Use of Psalm 16 in Acts 2," The
Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1981.
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| Laytham, D. Brent,
"The Narrative Shape of Scriptural Authority: Plotting Pentecost," Ex
Auditu, 2003.
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| Lee, Mark,
"An Evangelical Dialogue on Luke, Salvation, and Spirit Baptism,"
Pneuma, 2004.
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| Long, Thomas G.,
"A Night at the Burlesque: Wanderings through the Pentecost Narrative,"
Journal for Preachers, 1991.
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| McIntyre, Luther
B., Jr., "Baptism and Forgiveness in Acts 2:38," Bibliotheca Sacra,
1996.
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| Osburn, Carroll
D., "The Third Person Imperative in Acts 2:38," Restoration Quarterly,
1983.
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| O'Toole, Robert F.,
S.J.,
"Acts 2:30 and the Davidic Covenant of Pentecost," Journal of
Biblical Literature, 1983.
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| Tiede, David L.,
"Expository Article, Acts 2:1-47," Interpretation, 1979.
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| Tisdale, Leonora
Tubbs,
"The Wind That Blows the Doors Off," Journal for Preachers, 2003.
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| Trull, Gregory V., "Peter's Interpretation of Psalm 16:8-11 in Acts 2:25-32,"
Bibliotheca Sacra, 2004.
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| Trull, Gregory V.,
"Views on Peter's Use of Psalm 16:8-11 in Acts 2:25-32," Bibliotheca
Sacra, 2004.
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| van der Horst, Pieter
W.,
"Hellenistic Parallels to the Acts of the Apostles (2.1-47)," Journal
for the Study of the New Testament, 1985.
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| VanderKam, James C.,
"Covenant and Pentecost," Calvin Theological Journal, 2002.
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| Willimon, William H.,
"'Everyone Whom the Lord our God Calls': Acts 2 and the Miracle of Pentecost
Preaching in a Multicultural Context," Journal for Preachers,
2002.
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| Hymns and Music:
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Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate,
David MacGregor. |
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Hymns with Scripture
Allusions: Acts 2:17, 20, 36, 38, 39. The Cyber Hymnal. |
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Hymnal
Scripture References, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship. |
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"Resurrection
Power," Brenton Prigge, NewHymn, a new,
relevant hymn set to traditional tunes. |
| At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke
files, projection text):
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