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  Pr 8/OT 13/P+7
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  Sts Peter & Paul
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  Pr 9/OT 14/P+8
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  Pr 10/OT 15/P+9
  (July 13)
  Pr11/OT16/P+10
   (July 20)
  Mary Magdalene
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  James the Elder
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  Pr12/OT17/P+11
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  Pr13/OT18/P+12
   (August 3)
  Transfiguration
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  Pr14/OT29/P+13
  (August 10)
  Assumption Mary
   (August 15)
  St Mary
   (August 15)
  Pr15/OT20/P+14
   (August 17)
  Pr16/OT21/P+15
   (August 24)
  St Bartholomew
   (August 24)
  Pr17/OT22/P+16
   (August 31)
  Pr18/OT23/P+17
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  Creation 1
  Pr19/OT24/P+18
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  Creation 2
  Holy Cross
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  Pr20/OT25/P+19
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  Creation 3
  St Matthew
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  Pr21/OT26/P+20
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  Creation 4
 
 
 
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Acts 8:5-8

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bulletReading the Text:
bullet NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
bulletThe Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
bulletThe Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries.
bulletThe World Wide Study Bible includes commentary & sermons.
bulletHistorical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
bulletComparative texts about Spirit Possession and Exorcism from Philo, Lucian, Josephus, the Babylonian Talmud, Midrash, Philostratus, etc. 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.
bulletFrom the Geneva Notes.
bullet"Philip, who was before a deacon in Jerusalem, is made an evangelist by God in an extraordinary way."
bulletFrom Matthew Henry's Commentary.
bullet"As far as the gospel prevails, evil spirits are dislodged, particularly unclean spirits."
bulletFrom Wesley's Notes.
bullet"Stephen - Being taken away, Philip, his next colleague, (not the apostle,) rises in his place."
bulletFrom the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
bulletFrom The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
bullet"It was the miracles that, at first, fixed their attention."
bulletContemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
bullet "Steps of Evangelization," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel.
bullet"Pray that the Spirit might lead you and use your talents to support your words. And pray the Spirit might fall upon your audience, even if only one person is 'in the house.'"
bullet"Simon and Simon (Acts 8:1-25)," by Robert Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
bullet"Whenever men lose sight of the sovereignty of God, they begin to think and to act according to the rules of magic. And all of this can take on a very pious appearance."
bulletArticles & Background:
bulletArticles in ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are subscribed and logged in to ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
bulletDickerson, Patrick L., "The Sources of the Account of the Mission to Samaria in Acts 8:5-25," Novum Testamentum, 1997.
bulletReviews:
bulletSermons:
bullet"Contagious Faith (Acts 8:1, 4-8)," Real Video Sermon, On-Line Illustrated Sermon, Bible Study, and Devotion by Mike Slaughter, Ginghamsburg Church, January 2001.
bullet "Could you Be Wrong about God?" the rev. Craig Barnes, Day 1, 2000.
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bulletStudy Links and Resources for the Book of Acts