Acts 19:1-7
- Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- Greek Interlinear Bible, ScrTR, ScrTR t, Strong, Parsing, CGTS, CGES id, AV.
- The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary & sermons.
- Historical
Commentary, References, and Comparative Texts:
- Comparative texts about Baptism: Water & Spirit from DSS, Josephus, Babylonian Talmud. At (Rutgers University Dept of Religion) Mahlon H. Smith's Into His Own: Perspective on the World of Jesus companion to the historical study of Christian texts.
- Chapter X, On Baptism, Tertullian (c. 198)
- VI.17, Commentary on the Gospel of John, Philocalia [anthology of Origen prepared by St. Basil and St. Gregory Nazianzen], Origen. (c.230)
- From the
Geneva Notes.
- "To be baptized into John's baptism is to profess the doctrine which John preached and to be identified with his baptism."
- From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
- "Though we do not now expect miraculous powers, yet all who profess to be disciples of Christ, should be called on to examine whether they have received the seal of the Holy Ghost, in his sanctifying influences, to the sincerity of their faith."
-
Marks of Having
Received the Holy Ghost (Acts 19:2): sermon by George
Whitefield.
- "The blessed Jesus, as he received the Holy Ghost without measure, so he evidenced it by nothing more, than his frequent addresses at the throne of grace."
- From
Wesley's Notes.
- "They were baptized twice; but not with the same baptism. John did not administer that baptism which Christ afterward commanded, that is, in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost."
- From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- "The point of contrast is not between John and Christ personally, but between the water baptism of John unto repentance, and the promised baptism of the Spirit from the hands of his coming Master unto new life."
- From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
- "The example of these men shows that if a baptism is imperfect, from an ignorance of Christ's will, it is not wrong to correct the defect by a more perfect obedience."
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- Commentary, Acts 19:1-7, Jacob Myers, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2015.
- "As Mae Gwendolyn Henderson observes, What distinguishes black women’s writing, then, is the privileging (rather than repressing) of 'the other in ourselves.' ...Through the multiple voices that enunciate her complex subjectivity, the black woman writer not only speaks familiarity in the discourse of the other(s), but as Other she is in contestorial dialogue with the hegemonic dominant and subdominant or "ambiguously (non)hegemonic" discourses."
- "It's a Journey," Nikki Hardeman, Faith Element, 2015.
- Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2015.
- Commentary, Acts 19:1-7, Frank L. Crouch, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2012.
- "This passages stands as one of the classic battlegrounds for debates over baptism..."
- "The Politics of Acts 19:1-11," Aaron Howard, Political Theology, 2012.
- "By allowing the hands of Christ to be laid upon it once again, the church can begin to speak with a new tongue regarding its vocation to manifest the love of Christ in the world."
-
Commentary,
Acts 19:1-7, Arland J. Hultgren, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
- "A sermon cannot do everything, but as a congregation celebrates the Baptism of Our Lord, it is an opportunity for the preacher to speak about the many levels of baptism. One can teach, not only about its obligations (as above), but also about baptism's significance as an event where we are incorporated into Christ and, consequently, share his destiny."
-
"First
Thoughts on Passages on Year B Epistle Passages in the Lectionary:
Baptism of Jesus," William
Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
- "Clearly for Luke baptism is also about much more than individual experiences. It is about to a radical extension of doing and being good, or better, embodying God's goodness and justice in the world."
- Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
- "Followers of the Baptist," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
- "Filling
in the Blank (Acts 18:18 - 19:7)" by Robert Deffinbaugh at the
Biblical Studies Foundation.
- "I believe that Paul?s question about their reception of the Holy Spirit at the time they believed was intended to determine whether or not they had come to faith in Jesus as their Messiah."
- Commentary, Acts 19:1-7, Jacob Myers, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2015.
- Articles & Background:
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Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
- Campbell, Donald
K., "Paul's Ministry at Ephesus: A Devotional Study," Bibliotheca
Sacra, 1961.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Culpepper, R. Alan,
"Paul's Mission to the Gentile World: Acts 13-19," Review & Expositor,
1974.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Fee, Gordon D., "Baptism in the
Holy Spirit: The Issue of Separability and Subsequence," Pneuma,
1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Gibbs, Jeeffrey A.,
"The Grace of God as the Foundation of Ethics," Concordia Theological Quarterly, 1984.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Ker, Donald P.,
"Paul and Apollos--Colleagues or Rivals," Journal for the Study of
the New Testament, 2000.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Lee, Mark,
"An Evangelical Dialogue on Luke, Salvation, and Spirit Baptism,"
Pneuma, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Campbell, Donald
K., "Paul's Ministry at Ephesus: A Devotional Study," Bibliotheca
Sacra, 1961.
- Sermons:
- "I Thought We Believed in Only One Baptism," the Rev. Barbara Berry-Bailey, Day 1, 2000.
- With Children:
- Worshiping with Children, Baptism of the Lord, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2015. 2012.
- "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," January 11, 2015, Union Presbyterian Seminary. 2012.
- "The Holy Spirit Was Given to Them," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
- Drama:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Images for this week's readings, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Acts
