Orthodox commentary on the book of acts chapter 4

This statement reflects the underlying purpose of the new international commentary on the new testament. Acts 4 niv peter and john before the sanhedrin bible. The book of the acts of the apostles was written by saint luke toward the end of the first century, as the second part of his history for theophilus about christ and his church. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. David guzik commentary on acts 4, where peter and john face the sanhedrin, and peter boldly preaches to the jewish leaders. It is also the custom of the church to read the book of acts over the tomb of christ on holy friday, and over the body of a deceased priest at the wake prior to his burial. The point of all of this is that the folks from the temple are just as stubborn as their ancestors were. So, the christians became stronger in the faith and more people joined the churches daily. In going over the last two chapters, where we met with so many good things that the apostles did, i wondered what was become of the scribes and pharisees, and chief priests, that they did not appear to contradict and. Acts 19 we left paul in his circuit visiting the churches, but we have not forgotten, nor has he, the promise he made to his friends at ephesus, to return to them, and make some stay there. Read acts 4 commentary using commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. Commentary on the book of genesis coptic orthodox church. Acts 4 niv peter and john before the sanhedrin bible gateway.

The rulers, elders, and scribes call the apostles before them, and question them concerning their authority to teach, acts 4. The orthodox bible study companion series provides bible commentaries written for the average layperson. The book of exodus, is the second book of moses and the old testament. And this is where our story takes upin chapter 4 of the book of acts. Written from an orthodox and patristic perspective, the series maintains a balance between the devotional and the exegetical. Acts 4 commentary acts chapter 4 commentary bible study. Volume i doctrine and scripture new testament acts of the apostles. A chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 2 acts the beautiful, amazing, powerful, weak, dysfunctional church table of contents scripture passage page 1. Similar to ancient christian commentaries in that it gives brief patristic passages, but compiled by an orthodox author to be used with an orthodox daily lectionary. One of my favorite expressions about the devil goes as follows. Acts 8 indepth versebyverse bible study and commentary of acts chapter 8 in plain english. Praxeis apostolon was first used by irenaeus in the late second century. The orthodox faith volume i doctrine and scripture.

Why it was the son of god, and not the father or the spirit, that became man. Acts 34 new international version niv peter heals a lame beggar. This link with the preface of the gospel has a direct bearing on the composition of acts, i. About the book writing in the tradition of biblical exegetes, such as st john chrysostom, blessed theophylact of bulgaria, and st theophan the recluse, the work of archbishop averky taushev provides a commentary that is firmly grounded in the teaching of the church, manifested in its liturgical hymnography and the works of the holy fathers. Preachers and teachers will want to supplement pelikans volume with a more exegetical acts commentary that addresses the text of the book in its entirety. Luke presented jesus mission to establish the kingdom of god in bringing salvation to the lost sheep of israel and to mankind in general. Activities for the book of acts orthodox church in america. Chapter 4 moses the prophet and his five books moses as the author 1. That the rulers would gather together against god and christ.

We do not recommend loose translations or oneman translations. Acts chapter 4 kjv king james version i have asked myself how do i increase in love and the power. Chapterbychapter bible studies acts kathleendalton. Previous post commentary on acts 34 peter and john arrested. The apostles and the first believers attended the temple worship at the hours of prayer. Home orthodoxy the orthodox faith volume i doctrine and scripture new testament volume i doctrine and scripture new testament acts of the apostles. The office of priest in the old testament began with aaron and his sons lev. The acts of the apostles a history of gods work with the new israel through his. Holy trinity publications the acts of the apostles, by. Specifically, a man named ananias and his wife, sapphira, sell a piece of land and promise to give all the proceeds to the apostles. Welcome to ivy baptist churchs bible study on demand before beginning this study, please take an opportunity to download the worksheet for this bible study. Commentary on the book of acts of the apostles by matthew. Study the bible online using commentary on acts 4 and more.

He is the same who is called ananus by josephus, ant. The book of acts was penned by luke, the physician. Working from a literal translation of the original greek, the commentaries examine the texts section by section, explaining their meaning in everyday language. Concerning the sitting at the right hand of the father.

The structure of our text, in its context, can be outlined as follows. Activities for the book of acts three sets of activities based on the book of acts, created by the department of christian education of the orthodox church in america to the teacher. George church, sporting, alexandria, egypt arabic fr. The acts of the apostles is a book of the holy bible that is usually placed as the fifth book in the new testament. He referred to god as judge, who judges with no partiality.

Stephens day, and the beheading of the forerunner, and baptist john. Modern orthodox judaism is based on the teachings of the pharisees. In the hebrew bible, the opening line, and or now these are the names, pr. Selections of acts are also read at other feasts of the church, st. Acts of the apostles 4 commentary new testament matthew. Actus apostolorum, often referred to simply as acts, or formally the book of acts, is the fifth book of the new testament. Annas though this man was not now actually in the office of high priest, yet he had possessed it for eleven years, bore the title all his life, and had the honor of seeing five of his sons fill that eminent place after him an honor that never happened to any other person from the commencement of the mosaic institution. Really, very little is written about the apostles in acts. Next chapter of acts the book of acts, chapter 4 we hope that you find the content of the book of acts, chapter 4 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter.

Acts is read liturgically from pascha through pentecost. Resources for bible study orthodox christian fellowship. The unity of the spirit felt by the first christians when the. Read acts 4 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Acts 4 new international version niv peter and john before the sanhedrin.

Acts 4 commentary cambridge greek testament commentary. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy. Jan 30, 20 welcome to ivy baptist churchs bible study on demand before beginning this study, please take an opportunity to download the worksheet for this bible study. Acts 4 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is filled with great exegesis and written by the best british bible scholars of the time. Acts chapter 1 king james version kjv alexander scourby free audio video bible duration.

Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Most can be obtained from a good religious bookstore. In the orthodox church, acts is the first part of the apostolos, a liturgical book containing the various apostolic readings. Theophylacts commentaries on matthew, mark, luke, john, ephesians, galatians are available on amazon. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy english. The whole speech is kind of a summary of the story of the jewish people. In chapter 5, luke reveals that not everyone in the jerusalem church is united in heart and soul. Many people call acts the acts of the apostles, but really, if you want to add to the name acts, perhaps, a better name would be the acts of the early church.

The english title, exodus, comes from the greek translation septuagint, lxx because the departure of israel from egypt is the dominant historical fact in the book 19. Now as they spoke to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the sadducees came upon them, being greatly disturbed that they taught the people and preached in jesus the resurrection from the dead. The gospel of luke, which has a similar but more expanded dedication lk 1. Pelikans thematic approach 3 themes per chapter makes this commentary more suitable for topical preaching than for full, versebyverse exposition of the book of acts. Acts 4 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. Acts chapter 19 matthew henry complete commentary on. Peters sermons as mentioned in the book of acts, for example. He goes through highlights on abraham, isaac, jacob, joseph, moses, joshua, david, and solomon all in one chapter. The priests and sadducees are incensed at the apostles teaching, and put them in prison, acts 4. A good study bible we recommend the following features. This page contains bible commentaries available from the fathers of the coptic orthodox church in both english and arabic. Its not easy packing all of history into one lecture. Personal repentance and new life through baptism must lead to a committed group of believers who share their property and wealth, and take care of each other.

Commentary on the book of acts of the apostles matthew henrys bible commentary. Bible study on the acts of the apostles orthodox bible study. Jul 10, 2017 commentary on acts 45 ananias and sapphira july 10, 2017 bill pratt leave a comment the verses of acts 4. The orthodox faith volume i doctrine and scripture new. Our story starts off where the gospel of luke left offjesus is back now that hes resurrected, jesus decides to hang out and chat with his disciples whom luke calls apostles for forty days. For he shall so come again to you, says he, in like manner as you have seen him go into heaven acts 1. We learn from this part how the good news about jesus reached europe. Home orthodoxy the orthodox faith volume i doctrine and scripture new testament. Acts 34 peter heals a lame beggar one day bible gateway. Peter preached to this crowd, giving the gospel but not fully concluding, when a party of temple guards came up and arrested them. Acts 4 indepth versebyverse commentary and bible study of acts chapter 4 in plain english. Acts 4 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Lukes work on the advent and mission of the redeemer messiah.