The office of priest in the old testament began with aaron and his sons lev. In the orthodox church, acts is the first part of the apostolos, a liturgical book containing the various apostolic readings. 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. 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 chapter 1 king james version kjv alexander scourby free audio video bible duration.
Selections of acts are also read at other feasts of the church, st. Study the bible online using commentary on acts 4 and more. Peters sermons as mentioned in the book of acts, for example. 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. One of my favorite expressions about the devil goes as follows. Read acts 4 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy. 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. The point of all of this is that the folks from the temple are just as stubborn as their ancestors were. He is the same who is called ananus by josephus, ant. The book of acts was penned by luke, the physician.
The gospel of luke, which has a similar but more expanded dedication lk 1. Volume i doctrine and scripture new testament acts of the apostles. The orthodox faith volume i doctrine and scripture new. Acts 8 indepth versebyverse bible study and commentary of acts chapter 8 in plain english. He referred to god as judge, who judges with no partiality. The whole speech is kind of a summary of the story of the jewish people. Home orthodoxy the orthodox faith volume i doctrine and scripture new testament volume i doctrine and scripture new testament acts of the apostles. Really, very little is written about the apostles in acts.
Activities for the book of acts orthodox church in america. Most can be obtained from a good religious bookstore. In this part, luke describes how the gospel spread through more countries. Luke presented jesus mission to establish the kingdom of god in bringing salvation to the lost sheep of israel and to mankind in general.
The acts of the apostles is a book of the holy bible that is usually placed as the fifth book in the new testament. Previous post commentary on acts 34 peter and john arrested. In chapter 5, luke reveals that not everyone in the jerusalem church is united in heart and soul. Read acts 4 commentary using commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. Written from an orthodox and patristic perspective, the series maintains a balance between the devotional and the exegetical.
Concerning the sitting at the right hand of the father. The unity of the spirit felt by the first christians when the. For he shall so come again to you, says he, in like manner as you have seen him go into heaven acts 1. Acts 4 commentary acts chapter 4 commentary bible study. Why it was the son of god, and not the father or the spirit, that became man. Peter preached to this crowd, giving the gospel but not fully concluding, when a party of temple guards came up and arrested them.
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. Resources for bible study orthodox christian fellowship. This page contains bible commentaries available from the fathers of the coptic orthodox church in both english and arabic. 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. The rulers, elders, and scribes call the apostles before them, and question them concerning their authority to teach, acts 4. 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. 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 orthodox faith volume i doctrine and scripture. In the hebrew bible, the opening line, and or now these are the names, pr. Acts 4 indepth versebyverse commentary and bible study of acts chapter 4 in plain english. Acts chapter 4 kjv king james version i have asked myself how do i increase in love and the power.
And this is where our story takes upin chapter 4 of the book of acts. George church, sporting, alexandria, egypt arabic fr. 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. A good study bible we recommend the following features. Praxeis apostolon was first used by irenaeus in the late second century. Actus apostolorum, often referred to simply as acts, or formally the book of acts, is the fifth book of the new testament. Acts 34 new international version niv peter heals a lame beggar. 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. Chapterbychapter bible studies acts kathleendalton. 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. 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.
Acts 4 niv peter and john before the sanhedrin bible gateway. Working from a literal translation of the original greek, the commentaries examine the texts section by section, explaining their meaning in everyday language. We learn from this part how the good news about jesus reached europe. 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. 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 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. The orthodox bible study companion series provides bible commentaries written for the average layperson.
Modern orthodox judaism is based on the teachings of the pharisees. The book of exodus, is the second book of moses and the old testament. Jul 10, 2017 commentary on acts 45 ananias and sapphira july 10, 2017 bill pratt leave a comment the verses of acts 4. Specifically, a man named ananias and his wife, sapphira, sell a piece of land and promise to give all the proceeds to the apostles. That the rulers would gather together against god and christ. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. Acts 4 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. He goes through highlights on abraham, isaac, jacob, joseph, moses, joshua, david, and solomon all in one chapter. Acts 4 niv peter and john before the sanhedrin bible. Acts 4 commentary cambridge greek testament commentary. We do not recommend loose translations or oneman translations. The apostles and the first believers attended the temple worship at the hours of prayer. So, the christians became stronger in the faith and more people joined the churches daily. Bible commentary books this page contains bible commentaries available from the fathers of the coptic orthodox church in both english and arabic.
Acts 4 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Commentary on the book of acts of the apostles matthew henrys bible commentary. Acts chapter 19 matthew henry complete commentary on. David guzik commentary on acts 4, where peter and john face the sanhedrin, and peter boldly preaches to the jewish leaders. 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. Bible study on the acts of the apostles orthodox bible study. 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. Acts 34 peter heals a lame beggar one day bible gateway. Acts of the apostles 4 commentary new testament matthew. 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. Commentary on the book of acts of the apostles by matthew. The structure of our text, in its context, can be outlined as follows. Chapter 4 moses the prophet and his five books moses as the author 1.
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. Acts 4 new international version niv peter and john before the sanhedrin. Lukes work on the advent and mission of the redeemer messiah. Stephens day, and the beheading of the forerunner, and baptist john. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy english.
This link with the preface of the gospel has a direct bearing on the composition of acts, i. Commentary on the book of genesis coptic orthodox church. Begun in the late 1940s by an international team of new testament scholars, the. Holy trinity publications the acts of the apostles, by. The priests and sadducees are incensed at the apostles teaching, and put them in prison, acts 4. This statement reflects the underlying purpose of the new international commentary on the new testament. 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. 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 oppose them, as they had used to treat christ himself. Acts is read liturgically from pascha through pentecost. 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. The acts of the apostles a history of gods work with the new israel through his.