Acts
4:5-12
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- Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- Greek Interlinear Bible, ScrTR, ScrTR t, Strong, Parsing, CGTS, CGES id, AV.
- The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible . KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary & sermons.
- Historical References, Commentary and Comparative
Texts:
- Vision IV.2, Shepherd of Hermas. (c.145)
- III.XII.4, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- 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."
- 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."
- From
Wesley's Notes.
- "God moves his instruments, not when they please, but just when he sees it needful."
- 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.""
- 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."
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2018.
- Commentary,
Acts 4:5-12, Troy Troftgruben, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2015.
- "When it comes to modern preachers, “boldness� may not inherently be a virtue."
- The Center for Excellence in Preaching, Scott Hoezee, resources from Calvin Theological Seminary: Comments & Observations, Textual Points, illustration ideas, 2015.
- "If only the Common Lectionary had gone on just one more verse! Stopping shy of verse 13 deprives us from seeing one of the great passages of the Bible. Because it is there that the ruling authorities—who are seeking to hush up the apostles—find themselves powerfully impressed that the people doing all these things are, all things being equal, hicks and unlettered rubes."
- Commentary,
Acts 4:5-12, Mitzi J. Smith, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2012.
- "The establishing, negotiating, and naming of power and acts of power is inherently political and very often religious."
- "The Most Misured Scripture in the World," D Mark Davis, raw translation and exegesis/questions, Left Behind and Loving It, 2012.
- "The Patron Saint of the Tongue-Tied," Doug Lee, Ekklesia Project, 2012.
- "What makes Peter’s speaking distinctive is not its heat, eloquence, or volume. (He is rather respectful of the authorities, though not deferential.) What is positively unnerving to the authorities is that Peter speaks at all."
- "A Fresh Wholeness," John C. Holbert, 2012.
- "Unable Not to Speak," Alan Brehm, The Waking Dreamer, 2009.
- "The message of acceptance, of new life, of hope in and through Jesus Christ is one that needs to be heard in the midst of all the other messages out there. We don’t have to speak it in such a way that we rule out those other messages in an arrogant way. We can speak our faith, listening respectfully to others, while holding to our conviction that there is something unique about Jesus Christ."
- Commentary,
Acts 4:5-12, F. Scott Spencer, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
- "How can good come out of corrupt, callous institutions? Answer: because God remains faithful. Good comes because God refuses to let human rejection have the last word."
- Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
- Acts 4:8-12, Acts and the Easter Season, Donald Juel, Word & World Texts in Context, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1985.
- "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."
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
- Boesak, Allan Aubrey, "In the Name of
Jesus: Acts 4:12," Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, 1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Ching, Julia , "No Other Name,"
Japanese Journal of Religious Studies, 1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Culpepper, Hugo H., "Acts 4:12,"
Review & Expositor, 1992.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Juel, Donald, "Acts and the Easter
Season," Word & World, 1985. (Section on this text begins on p.
210)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Moessner, David P.,
"'The Christ Must Suffer': New Light on the Jesus -- Peter, Stephen, Paul
Parallels in Luke-Acts," Novum Testamentum, 1986.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Parsons, Mikeal C.,
"The Character of the Lame Man in Acts 3-4," Journal of Biblical
Literature, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Sanders, E.P., "Judaism and the Grand
'Christian' Abstractions: Love, Mercy and Grace," Interpretation,
1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Sharma, Arvind, "Christian
Proselytization: A Hindu Perspective," Missiology, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Wieser, Thomas,
"Community - Its Unity, Diversity and Universality," Semeia,
1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Wink, Walter, "Those Obstreperous
Idiots," The Christian Century, 1994.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Boesak, Allan Aubrey, "In the Name of
Jesus: Acts 4:12," Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, 1985.
- Sermons:
- "By What Power?" Rev. Stephen Montgomery (PCUSA), 2015.
- "By What Power?" Rev. Stephen Montgomery (PCUSA), 2015.
- With Children:
- Worshiping with Children, Easter 4, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2015. 2012.
- "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," April 26, 2015, Union Presbyterian Seminary. 2012.
- "Peter and John Arrested and Released," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
- Acts 4 Crossword, Don Crownover's Bible Puzzles.
- Drama:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Images for this week's readings, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Acts 4:12. The Cyber Hymnal.
- Hymnal Scripture References, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
- At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Acts
