It is published by college press, joplin, missouri. We hear of peter only once more in this book, when peter defends the ministry of paul and barnabas to the gentiles 15. Somewhat surprisingly, a sociohistorical approach to acts still needs to be defended and its value demonstrated. Acts 19 verses 1 through 7 is summation of one of the greater purposes of the entire book of acts.
And a certain man lame from his mothers womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the. The god of glory appeared to our father abraham when he was in mesopotamia, before he dwelt in haran, 3 and said to him, get out of your country and from your relatives, and come to a land that i will show you. The birth of the church happens in acts 2 with the outpouring of the holy spirit. The first seven chapters of acts deal with mission work among jews in jerusalem. Jul 30, 2015 after a three chapter survey of the genre, background, and theology of the books, this handbook provides an exegetical method, from translation to interpretation and finally communication. Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills exposition of. In the book of acts itself we find two important hints which are important to ascertain the time of writing. Acts 7 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. And the word of god increased the matter of the complaint, and other hinderances being thus removed, and the apostles more entirely at leisure to attend to the great and peculiar duties of their office, the success of the word increased, and the number of the disciples in jerusalem was, very much augmented.
Secondly luke at the end of acts luke mentions pauls twoyear imprisonment in rome. Study guide for acts 5 by david guzik blue letter bible. The first part of this book is a general introduction to the study of the gospels and the book of acts. In addition to providing arecord of the early christian churchs teaching it also emphasize the importance of the day of pentecost and being empowered to be effective witnesses for jesus christ. After the death of his father, god sent him to this land where you are now living. It tells of apollos, who knew only the baptism of john 18. The god of glory appeared to our father abraham while he was still in mesopotamia, before he lived in harran. Acts 7 commentary bible study chapter summary questions. Book of acts versebyverse bible study and indepth commentary of the acts of the apostles in plain english for everyone to understand. Exegesis of the book of acts and luke 1155 words cram. Now peter and john went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
In my previous research of luke, i concluded that luke was written sometime between a. Some particular vocations are inimical to the gospel. Martyn lloydjones called acts that most lyrical of books. Exploring the book of acts chapter 28 luke next describes how the community of believers in jerusalem had everything in common 2. It seems significant that god would choose this topic to deal with in the earliest books of both testaments. Study guide for acts 1 by david guzik blue letter bible. The following outline is intended to be used while studying the book. At this time, the church was quite young, but growing. Mar 06, 2019 course in exegesis is concerned with the students own ability to interpret new testament texts.
Priscilla and aquila took him apollos aside, and explained to him the way of god more accurately. When oliver cromwell was outlining the education he thought necessary for his son richard. In the second chapter of acts we find the arrival of the holy spirit promised by the resurrected jesus in acts 1. Acts 7 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. Lets move on now and complete acts chapter 3 and get started with chapter 4. The episode begins with a chance meeting between paul and a group said to be in the number of twelve men. Turner works the steps of his exegetical method using mark 4.
Open your bibles to acts chapter 3 and well reread a few verses. A timid peter is transformed into a bold evangelist whose first preach sees about three thousand souls added to the church acts 2. Welcome to ivy baptist churchs bible study on demandbefore beginning this study, please take an opportunity to download the worksheet for this bible study f. It was no dishonour, but an honour to god, that the tabernacle gave way to the temple. In particular, this paper discusses the commission narrative as a subgenre within the book of acts. The healing of the paralytic at the gate beautiful. With extensive research and thoughtful chapter by chapter exegesis, bock leads readers through all aspects of the book of acts sociological, historical, and theologicalto help them better understand and explain this key new testament book. The book of james is particularly related to the book of job in the old testament. The hellenists are probably greekspeaking jews who have returned to jerusalem from one of the many diaspora communities in the roman empire. In his book, the bearing of recent discovery on the trustworthiness of the new testament, ramsay explained. An understandable version of acts translation by william e. It was practical to have a scroll about thirtyfive feet in length. After surveying a wide range of suggestions, turner suggests biography.
Priscilla and aquila took him apollos aside, and explained to him the way of god more accurately 18. The most prominent apostle throughout the first twelve chapters of the book of acts is peter. Choose a verse from acts 7 to begin your versebyverse study of gods word using the more than 100 commentaries available on studyl. Here is a sample excerpt to give a taste of what you can glean from this well done commentary. In verse 8, luke tells us what the whole book is about. Gods glory is the sum of his attributes see notes on exodus 33. The holy spirit the holy spirit was a critical part of the organizational development of the early church. Today we are going to begin a study of the book of acts and focus on the mission of the church for today. Where the psalm refers to a future event, peter substitutes the.
The purpose of the paper is to consider part of acts which describes the antecedents to the first missionary journey. The book is throught to have been written around 60 c. It will help to keep the whole of the book before you as you work your way through each section. Acts is a fastmoving historical account of the first three decades of the church. Acts 28 recount pauls missionary journeys to cyprus, asia minor, and greece. Luke mentioned the holy spirit 57 times in the book of acts, and according to schultz 2002. How the apostle peter preached christ from the old testament. As with all becnt volumes, acts features the authors detailed interaction with the greek text. Sermons on this passage require preachers to inject some storytelling into their messages. Acts chapter 1 explained discover books of the bible. This becomes particularly clear when he talks about the temple. The author says the book of acts is the key to understanding the new testament. Concise presentation notes by charles dailey black underlined words match words in the bible text.
The account of stephen appearing before the angry sanhedrin in acts chapter 7 marks a pivotal watershed in gods dispensational dealings with. In the entire book, the holy spirit is mentioned over 60 times. They came together on the first day of the week, the lords day. The leaders of the church are people of the spirit 6.
In the first 7 chapters, he describes how the good news spread in jerusalem. The lords voice came niv makes the voice an object of he heard, confessing the identity of this supernatural presence ex 3. Stephens speech to the sanhedrin then the high priest asked stephen, are these charges true. In following with the traditional belief that the book of acts was written as a sequel to luke, it would place the writing sometime between a. The spirit helps and guides the entire church on a daily basis 1.
His speech is a transition speech that paves the way for presenting the gospel to the gentiles, which begins in the very next chapter of acts. However, beginning with chapter, saul becomes dominant. Its one of the lectionarys more bizarre selections, and thats no slight. This agrees with what is written in the book of the prophets. Second, the author gives some evidence of being a physician by the attention he gives to medical detail luke 8. Acts 7 william barclays daily study bible bible commentaries. Chapters available acts spurgeons verse expositions of. The book will therefore have been written only after the end of this time. Research paper on exegesis of the book of acts chapter assignment would cite it, he wins over a splinter of the church or a representation of the incorporation of a fringe group into mainstream christianity. Acts chapter 1 questions for discussion the living word. We can think of at least three reasons why luke found it important to share the story of this miracle.
Acts 1 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy english. Chapter 1 discusses the genre and structure of the gospels. In the last part, he describes how the gospel spread through the gentile.
Theres a great message in stephens sermon for all generations. David guzik commentary on acts 7 describes the martyr death of stephen who has a glorious vision of jesus before he is executed by stoning. For acts the confirmation of historicity is overwhelming any attempt to reject its basic historicity even in matters of detail must now appear absurd. Terah that stands out in jewish exegesis of the call of abraham. The god of glory appeared unto our father abraham, when he was in mesopotamia, before he dwelt in haran, the god of glory. Acts chapter 7 explained discover books of the bible. Picture courtesy of sweet publishingfree bible image. Both deal with the question of suffering in the lives of believers. Here in the first chapter, the spirit is mentioned four times verses 2, 5, 8, 16. The need to do personal interpretation presupposes that spiritual maturity rests upon good exegesis. The same theophilus is addressed, and in the first chapter the story is resumed just at the point where the gospel left off, save that a few extra details are given of the lords words after his resurrection, and the account of his ascension is repeated in a somewhat different setting. Paul in his epistle states that luke, not titus, was with him at that time philemon 24.
Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. Acts chapter 1 questions for discussion the living. Acts 3 tells us of a specific example, one of the many. Acts 7 niv stephens speech to the sanhedrin bible gateway. A survey of israels history during the time of the patriarchs. The discontent that was among the disciples about the distribution of the public charity v. This seminarylevel study also retains its depth and uses an engaging interactive format. The sermon also serves as a transition to the gentile mission that follows this chapter, in that it shows israels continued stubborn rejection of. The life of the early church is recorded and preserved for us in the book of acts and the epistles. Each chapter discusses a topic followed by an application of that topic for each of the four gospels and acts. The same word was used of achans theft in the greek translation of the old testament joshua 7. Both are considered the earliest book of each testament.
Baker exegetical commentary on the new testament becnt. In the first volume of this fourvolume commentary, craig keener introduces the book of acts and provides detailed exegesis of its opening chapters, including more than 10,000 references from extrabiblical ancient sources. John calvin wrote that the book of acts was a kind of vast treasure. First, to give an example of what he mentioned in acts 2. The story of ananias is to the book of acts what the story of achan is to the book of joshua. Chapters available acts spurgeons verse expositions. David guzik commentary on acts 7 describes the martyr death of stephen who. Ancient books were generally written on papyrus scrolls. Acts 6 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Study guide for acts 7 by david guzik blue letter bible. They even killed those who predicted the coming of the righteous one i.
The seventh chapter of the book contains two examples drawn from the gospels of how this method works in practice. When our lord jesus called his apostles out to be employed in services and sufferings for him, he told them that yet the last should be first, and the. The holy spirit is not given to be coopted for ones personal, privatized use. Discipleship ministries book of acts sermon starters week 2. There has been a long standing debate over the timeline in which both acts and luke were written.
Luke is now finished with this part of the story, and he begins to describe gospel outreach activities further afield. But it was destined to pass away, and stephen seemed to have sensed that. As the book of acts closes, the author places himself beside paul at the roman imprisonment. His studies in asia minor caused him to study the book of acts, which he accepted as a document of the second half of the second century, but later changed his belief based on the irrefutable evidence from the book of acts itself. Interpretation through the exegesis of acts 1 and 2. Leave your country and your people, god said, and go to the land i will show you. First of all luke mentions the fact that acts is the sequel to the gospel of luke written around 5560 ad, and therefore must have been written later. This versebyverse bible study and commentary of the acts of the apostles the book of acts or simply acts is indepth but uses plain language that everyone can understand, as well as a format that will engage you. Book of acts explained discover books of the bible. The course assumes the student has a good understanding of the nature and content of the new testament. The final chapter of the book is a list of suggested resources for doing exegesis. The god of glory appeared unto our father abraham, when he was in mesopotamia, before he dwelt in charran. God pours the holy spirit on a community of believers.
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