Acts 8:1b-3 ~ Persecution Initiates the Christian Diaspora
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This week we focused on this brief, transitional passage that documents the first officially sanctioned persecution of Christ followers as well as what happened to Stephen's body after his stoning (lynching) in chapter 7. We looked at the structure of Acts noting that chapters 1-7 and 13-28 follow a single-thread narrative, whereas chapters 8-12 traces four distinct narrative threads which are not in any specific order chronologically. We discussed how the persecution pushed the Christians out of Jerusalem (a fulfillment of Jesus prophecy in Acts 1:8), and how Luke had utilized Stephen's story to illustrate how the temple and Jerusalem were not critical to the Christian experience. We looked at various examples of "devout men" in the New Testament, and finished with an understanding that Saul's persecution was a major catalyst in the expansion of the church beyond the walls of Jerusalem.
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This document discusses the division between the Old and New Testaments in the Bible. It argues that the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John describe the last years of the Old Testament age, not the beginning of the New Testament. It claims that the division between Malachi and Matthew was first inserted by Roman Catholic publishers in 1486 AD and is not based on the oldest biblical manuscripts. Letters from biblical scholars and authorities are presented to support this view that the "title page" separating the Old and New Testaments was a later addition and not part of the original text.
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The reformation
The Reformation began in the 1500s led by reformers such as Martin Luther, John Calvin, and King Henry VIII who challenged the authority and teachings of the Catholic Church. Luther posted his 95 Theses criticizing the Church in 1517 which sparked the Protestant Reformation. The printing press helped spread Protestant ideas. The Counter Reformation was launched by the Catholic Church including through the Jesuits and the Council of Trent to combat heresy and reform the Church. This led to a divided Europe and era of religious wars between Protestant and Catholic states.
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- The development of the canon and different early arrangements of New Testament books.
- Strategies for relating the Gospels to each other, including literary comparison and the Synoptic problem of their similarities and differences.
The introduction examines the New Testament as the product of early Christian theological reflection and tradition, outlines different early shapes of the New Testament canon, and discusses approaches to understanding the literary relationships between the Gospels.
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This document provides a curriculum vitae for Jaime Clark-Soles, an Associate Professor of New Testament at Perkins School of Theology. It outlines her education, academic appointments, pastoral experience, grants/fellowships, archaeological experience, publications, and dissertation advising. She received her Ph.D. from Yale University and teaches courses on the New Testament, early Christianity, and biblical interpretation. Her research focuses on the Gospel of John and she has authored several books and articles on New Testament studies.
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- 2. THREE CONCLUSIONS Luke’s main concern is to emphasize the vital role that Stephen played in the development of the worldwide Christian mission. The enemies of the church had now tried in vain all ordinary methods of opposing the truth. Now, nothing less than the extermination of the church will satisfy. Change is painful. Change is also inevitable.
- 3. NARRATIVE TRANSITION • Chapters 1-7 and 13-28 = SINGLE THREAD • Chapters 8-12 = FOUR THREADS • Saul Paul • The Unknown Hellenists • Philip • Peter THEREFORE, CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE IS OBSCURE
- 4. LIMITED FUNERAL RITES • No burial in the burial-place of his fathers • Bones gathered and buried in own place (family tomb) • No open lamentation
- 5. The stoning of St. Stephen by Gabriel-Jules Thomas (1824–1905), 1863. Lunette of the main gate of the church Saint-Etienne du Mont ("St. Stephen in the Mountain"), in Paris. (Public domain) “The Martyrdom of St Stephen 1616-17” by Rubens, Peter Paul (Flemish 1577-1640) Baroque Era Painter, Also known as: Pieter Pauwel Rubens, Pedro Pablo Rubens, Peter Paulus Rubens. Achtemeier, Paul J., Joel B. Green, Marianne Meye Thompson. Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology Hardcover. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2001. Archer, Gleason. Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing Company, 1982. Aymer, Margaret. “The Acts of the Apostles.” Women’s Bible Commentary, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Rindge, Jacqueline E. Lapsley, 536-546. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2012. Bruce, F.F. The Book of the Acts. The New International Commentary of the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1984. Gentz, William, General Editor. Dictionary of Bible and Religion. New York: Abingdon Press, 1986. Longenecker, Richard N. “Acts,” in John and Acts. Vol. 9 of The Expositor’s Bible Commentary with the New International Version, edited by Frank E. Gæbelein, 205- 573. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1981. MacGregor, G.H.C. and Theodore P. Ferris. “The Acts of the Apostles,” in Acts and Romans. Vol. 9 of The Interpreters Bible, edited by George Arthur Buttrick, 3-354. New York: Abingdon Press, 1954. Marshall, I, Howard. Tyndale Commentary of the New Testament: The Acts of the Apostles. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1980. Martin, Ralph P. New Testament Foundations: Volume 2. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1978. McGarvey, J.W. New Commentary on Acts of Apostles, Volume 1. Lexington: Gospel Light Publishing Company, 1892. Packer, J.W. The Acts of the Apostles. The Cambridge Bible Commentary, edited by P.R. Ackroyd, A.R.C. Leaney, J.W. Packer. Cambridge: University Press, 1966. Robertson, Archibald Thomas. Word Pictures in the New Testament, Volume III. Nashville: Broadman Press, 1930. Stott, John R. W. The Message of Acts. Downers Grove: Inter-Varsity Press, 1990. Willimon, William H. Acts. Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching, edited by James Luther Mays. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2010. Witherington, Ben. The Acts of the Apostles : A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary. Eerdmans, 1997. RESOURCES