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Acts 22:17-23:11. Good News Translation. Paul's Call to Preach to the Gentiles. 17 “I went back to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the Temple, I had a vision, 18 in which I saw the Lord, as he said to me, ‘Hurry and leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your witness about me.’ 19 ‘Lord,’ I answered ...
Jul 1, 2006 · Paul keenly understood the significance of the fulfillment of the promise of salvation in Jesus Christ. In the old era, Jews and gentiles were separated from one another. The Jews were God’s covenant people, and the gentiles were by and large outside the circle of God’s saving promises (Eph. 2:11–12).
Acts 13:44-14:7. New Living Translation. Paul Turns to the Gentiles. 44 The following week almost the entire city turned out to hear them preach the word of the Lord. 45 But when some of the Jews saw the crowds, they were jealous; so they slandered Paul and argued against whatever he said.
In four stanzas, the hymn looks at Paul as preacher, chosen for that purpose (st. 1; Acts 9), called from Tarsus to Antioch, preaching there for a year with Barnabas (st. 2, Acts 11:25-26), imprisoned in Philippi (st. 3; Acts 16:25-40), and shipwrecked on the way to Rome (st. 4; Acts 27)
- The 4 Nazirites
- The Temple
- The Timing
These leaders attempt to clarify everything by asking Paul to purify himself in the temple among four Nazirites and to pay for the sacrifices the Torah requires to complete their vows (Num 6:1–21).4 The purpose of this public testimony in James’ words is to demonstrate that (1) “there is nothing in what they [the members of the community] have been...
The location also serves to validate Paul’s testimony. The temple was regarded in Israel as a “holy place” where people took oaths to resolve controversy.14 In Acts 21:26, Paul publicly testifies in the temple, before God and altar, that the rumors about him are unfounded and that he remains a Torah-observant Jew. His ritual actions in this sacred ...
The timing of Acts 21:17–26 is key. It is the third month of the Torah’s calendar and the Jewish world is celebrating the pilgrimage festival of Shavuot (Pentecost).15 Josephus records that on the “arrival of Pentecost … a countless multitude flocked in from Galilee, from Idumaea, from Jericho, and from Peraea beyond the Jordan” to present festal o...
As noted by New Testament scholar Pieter Willem van der Horst, Paul accuses the Jews of killing Jesus and the prophets in 1 Thessalonians 2:14–16:
In the case of Jews, Paul sees the gospel as not simply commencing with Jesus but being culminated, fulfilled, in the Christ-event. All that has gone before is integrally tied to what is now being proclaimed and taught by the apostles. In Paul’s estimation, a faithful Jew would count Jesus as Lord.
