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Acts
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Vision IV.2, Shepherd
of
Hermas.
(c.145) |
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III.XII.4, Adversus
Haereses,
Irenaeus of Lyons.
(c. 180) |
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I.23, Commentary
on the Gospel of John,
Origen.
(c.228) |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "He is indeed a true shepherd
that teaches his sheep to rest upon Christ alone as upon one that is
not dead, but has conquered death, and has all rule in his own
hands." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
| "And the followers of Christ
should act so that all who converse with them, may take knowledge
that they have been with Jesus. That makes them holy, heavenly,
spiritual, and cheerful, and raises them above this world." |
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| From
Wesley's Notes.
| "God moves his instruments,
not when they please, but just when he sees it needful." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "(vs 11): This application of Ps
118:22, already made by our Lord Himself before some of the same
"builders" (Mt
21:42), is here repeated with peculiar propriety after the deed
of rejection had been consummated, and the rejected One had, by His
exaltation to the right hand of the Majesty on high, become
"the head of the corner."" |
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| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "Here was an opportunity to
preach Christ to the very body that had sent him to death." |
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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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Acts 4:8-12, Acts and the Easter Season, Donald
Juel, Word & World Texts in Context, Luther Northwestern
Theological Seminary, 1985. |
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"Those Obstreperous Idiots," Walter Wink, The Christian Century,
1994.
| "...if 'saved' here means being delivered from the
bondage and delusions of the domination system, and being empowered to set
others free--if it means ultimately transforming the system itself and
renouncing domination in all its forms--then Jesus is indeed the one who
can yet save the world from the domination system." |
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"The
Power of His Name," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
| "Truth or
Consequences (Acts 4:1-31)," by Robert Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "I can’t help it. When I
read this chapter in the Book of Acts I think of the Sorcerer’s
Apprentice—Walt Disney’s version. I see Mickey Mouse as the
sorcerer’s apprentice, using magic powers to do his work. And
then, when Mickey tries to put an end to it, it only grows and
grows." |
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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.):
| Moessner, David P.,
"'The Christ Must Suffer': New Light on the Jesus -- Peter, Stephen, Paul
Parallels in Luke-Acts," Novum Testamentum, 1986. |
| Parsons, Mikeal C.,
"The Character of the Lame Man in Acts 3-4," Journal of Biblical
Literature, 2005. |
| Wieser, Thomas,
"Community - Its Unity, Diversity and Universality," Semeia,
1985. |
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| Reviews:
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Reviews:
Helen K. Bond, Caiaphas: Friend of Rome and Judge of Jesus?
Westminster John Knox, 2004. Reviews by Michael Tilly, John Byron and
Florence Gillman in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. |
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| Sermons:
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"Everyday
People," The Rev. Barbara Berry-Bailey,
30 Good
Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 2000.
| "Like Peter, we may have done some
rotten things in our lives that don't exactly proclaim that Jesus is our
friend. Oh, we might sing that song, but we have to admit sometimes that
the things that we do in our lives bear no resemblance to lives that have
been touched by Christ. But again, the resurrection changes everything." |
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