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Acts
2:42-47
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
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III.XII.2, Adversus
Haereses,
Irenaeus of Lyons.
(c. 180) |
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Book II,
Chapter 17, Ecclesiastical History, Eusebius of Caesarea, (c. 320). |
| From the Geneva Notes. |
| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary. |
| From
Wesley's Notes. |
| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871). |
| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891. |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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Commentary,
Acts 2:42-27, Matt Skinner, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
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"It is important to underscore
that Acts 2:42-47 describes a community of faith that operates in
the power of God's Spirit. The virtues of justice, worship, and
mutuality are not accomplishments of extraordinary folk; they are
signs of the Spirit within a community of people who understand
themselves as united in purpose and identity—not a dispersed
collection of individual churchgoers." |
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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Commentary, Acts 2:42-47, Rodney S. Sadler, Jr.,
The African American Lectionary, 2008.
| "A remixed community accounts for the differences
in prosperity, power, and privilege between the members of our
community." |
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"Apostolic
Devotion: The Actual Historical Tradition,"
The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with Jesus
Foundation.
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began to dawn on those first disciples, and it should dawn on all of us
who stand on their shoulders, that 'apostolic
devotion' to Jesus entailed a commitment to a
holistic way of living and thinking, what today we might call faith and
practice, or in fancier parlance the development of a distinctively and
comprehensive Christian world view." |
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"The
Life of the Early Church," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
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"Hungry Souls," study guide for
adults, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at)
"Food
and Hunger," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2004. |
| "Putting
Pentecost in Perspective - Part 4 (Acts 2:41-47)," 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).
| "The blessings of salvation that the
New Testament believer enjoys—regeneration, justification and all the
rest—flow from and are tied to union with the exalted Christ." |
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| Articles & Background:
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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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| Carver, Gary L.,
"Acts 2:42-47," Review and Expositor, 1990.
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| Finger, Reta
Halteman, "Cultural Attitudes in Western Christianity toward the
Community of Goods in Acts 2 and 4," Mennonite Quarterly Review,
2004.
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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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| Hinson, E. Glenn, "Persistence in Prayer in
Luke-Acts," Review & Expositor, 2007.
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| Johnson, Luke Timothy,
"Making Connections: The Material Expression of Friendship in the New
Testament," Interpretation, 2004. (See also,
Friendship, issue focus of
Interpretation, 2004.)
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| Lawson, Steven J.,
"The Priority of Biblical Preaching: An Expository Study of Acts
2:42-47," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2001.
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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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| Mitchell, Alan C.,
S.J., "The Social Function of Friendship in Acts 2:44-47 and 4:32-37,"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 1992.
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| Sterling, Gregory E., "'Athletes
of Virtue': An Analysis of the Summaries in Acts (2:41-47; 4:32-35;
5:12-16)," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1994.
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| Tiede, David L.,
"Expository Article, Acts 2:1-47," Interpretation, 1979.
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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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| Reviews: |
| Sermons:
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Pentecost 8, 25
July 2004,
Thomas Bautz, Goettinger Predigten: Every Sunday
Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors. |
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| Drama:
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| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
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Clip Art,
Acts 2:42, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators. |
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| Hymns and Music:
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