New Testament V: Acts
Overview
While at least forty early church authors commented on Acts, the works of only three survive in their entirety—John Chrysostom’s Homilies on the Acts of the Apostles, Bede the Venerable’s Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles and a long Latin epic poem by Arator. In this volume, substantial selections from the first two of these appear with occasional excerpts from Arator alongside many excerpts from the fragments preserved in J. A. Cramer’s Catena in Acta SS. Apostolorum. Among the latter we find selections from Basil the Great, Gregory of Nazianzus, Gregory of Nyssa, Ephrem the Syrian, Didymus the Blind, Athanasius, Jerome, John Cassian, Augustine, Ambrose, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Theodoret of Cyr, Origen, Cyril of Jerusalem, Cyril of Alexandria, Cassiodorus and Hilary of Poitiers, some of which are here translated into English for the first time.
Top Highlights
“What a contrast between their long ignorance in the past and this sudden, comprehensive, varied and unaccustomed use of languages. The multitude of those listening was confounded; it was a second confusion, in contrast to the first evil confusion at Babylon. In that former confusion of tongues there was a division of purpose, for the intention was impious. Here there was a restoration and union of minds, since the object of their zeal was righteous. Through what occasioned the fall came the recovery.” (Page 24)
“Theophilus means lover of God or beloved of God. Therefore, anyone who is a lover of God may believe that this work was written for him, because the physician Luke wrote it in order that the reader might find health for his soul. Note also that he says, ‘all that Jesus began to do and teach,’ first ‘do’ and then ‘teach,’ because Jesus, establishing the pattern of a good teacher, taught nothing except those things which he did.” (Page 2)
“Peter’s response includes four elements: repentance, baptism in the name of Jesus, forgiveness of sins and the reception of the Holy Spirit.” (Page 35)
“They are aware that Luke is alluding to the undoing of Babel in the gift of tongues (Bede, Cyril)” (Page 20)
“Our desire toward God is most awakened when we stand in need.” (Page 5)
- Title: New Testament V: Acts
- Authors: Evan Smith, Francis Martin
- Series: Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (Rev.)
- Publisher: IVP
- Print Publication Date: 2006
- Logos Release Date: 2010
- Era: era:nicene
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. N.T. Acts › Commentaries
- ISBNs: 9780830897476, 9780830814909, 9780830810994, 9780830813568, 9780830814183, 9780830814695, 9780830814862, 9780830814886, 9780830814893, 9780830814947, 9780830814954, 9780830814961, 9780830814978, 9780830824922, 9780830824939, 083089747X, 0830814906, 0830810994, 083081356X, 0830814183, 0830814698, 0830814868, 0830814884, 0830814892, 0830814949, 0830814957, 0830814965, 0830814973, 0830824928, 0830824936
- Resource ID: LLS:ACCSREVNT05
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T19:04:58Z