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Acts
5:27-41
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | III.XII.5, Adversus
Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons.
(c. 180) |
| X.19, Commentary
on the Gospel of John, Philocalia [anthology of Origen prepared by St. Basil and St.
Gregory Nazianzen], Origen.
(c.230) |
| VI.XI, Against
Celsus, Origen (c. 246) |
| V.24,
VII.11,
Ecclesiastical History, Eusebius of Caesarea, (c. 320). |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "It is not sufficient for us
that there is a proper goal, but we must also according to our
calling go forward until we come to it." |
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| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
| "Many will do an evil thing
with daring, yet cannot bear to hear of it afterward, or to have it
charged upon them. We cannot expect to be redeemed and healed by
Christ, unless we give up ourselves to be ruled by him." |
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| From
Wesley's Notes.
| "See the poor cunning of the
enemies of the Gospel. They make laws and interdicts at their
pleasure, which those who obey God cannot but break; and then take
occasion thereby to censure and punish the innocent, as guilty" |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "They as competent human
witnesses to facts, and the Holy Ghost as attesting them by
undeniable miracles." |
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| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "Peter's defence asserts (1)
that God must be obeyed rather than earthly rulers; (2) God raised
up Jesus whom they hanged on the cross; (3) exalted him to his right
hand; (4) to be a Prince and Savior, to grant Israel the opportunity
to repent, and to obtain forgiveness; (5) that they were witnesses
of these facts, and so was the Holy Spirit." |
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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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Blogging
toward Sunday, Walter Brueggemann, Acts 5:27-32, Theolog: The Blog of
The Christian Century.
| "In the Book of Acts the
church is a restless, transformative agent at work for emancipation and
well-being in the world." |
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"First
Thoughts on Year C First Reading Acts Passages
from the Lectionary,"
Easter 2, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
| "The issue is not just
Jesus' being made alive again and vindicated. Rather, in Luke's faith, the
resurrection meant that God had made Jesus the leader and liberator." |
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Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion,
Acts 5:27-32, Wesley White. "A place of
conversation regarding Progressive Christianity."
| "Imagine prayer as laughter and what it
would mean to laugh the more, the more expectations are being laid on." |
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"The Apostles Before the Sanhedrin," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel.
| "How do we answer God's call? How do we
witness to his action in our lives?" |
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"Fanning the Flames,"
Heidi A. Peterson, The Christian Century,
2001. Religion Online.
| "The
death of Jesus only yielded three days of calm before the disciples came
out of hiding claiming that he was raised to new life. By Pentecost the
flames were beginning to roar. As the high priest’s frustration escalated,
so did his attempts to deter Jesus’ disciples from teaching, healing and
preaching." |
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"We Are
Witnesses," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
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| Articles & Background:
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"Global Poverty: Beyond Utopian Visions," Thomas E. Phillips, (other resources at)
"Global Wealth," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2007.
| "The crisis of
poverty in the world’s largest cities, which is growing
exponentially worse in the new era of globalization, should
overwhelm us. However, it should not paralyze us. Scripture may not
offer an easy answer, but it does provide a consistent moral
imperative." |
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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.):
| Blevins, William L.,
"The Early Church: Acts 1-5," Review & Expositor, 1974. |
| Hauerwas, Stanley,
"Embodied Memory," Journal for Preachers, 1996. (Sermon) |
| Lyons, William John,
"The Words of Gamaliel (Acts 5:38-39) and the Irony of Indeterminacy,"
Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 1977. |
| Peterson, Heidi A.,
"Fanning the Flames," The Christian Century, 2001. |
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