Acts
6:1-9
- 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.
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- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary & sermons.
- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- Chapter XIV, Historia Calamitatusm: The Story of My Misfortunes, Pierre Abélard / Peter Abelard, c. 1140.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- "The office of preaching the word, and dispensing the goods of the Church, are different from one another, and not rashly to be joined together, as the apostles institute here. And the deacons must seek the consent of the Church more than the apostles."
- From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
- "Hitherto the disciples had been of one accord; this often had been noticed to their honour; but now they were multiplied, they began to murmur."
- From
Wesley's
Notes.
- "And when some of them afterward preached the Gospel, they did this not by virtue of their deaconship, but of another commission, that of evangelists, which they probably received, not before, but after they were appointed deacons."
- From the
Commentary on the
Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- "...to serve tables--oversee the distribution of provisions..."
- From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
- "The apostles guide the choice by describing the kind of men that must be chosen."
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- "Building a Place for Hospitality," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Hospitality," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2007.
- "The Spirit of the Gospel," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
-
"The Birth of the Diaconate," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel.
- "While all baptized Christians are called to service, deacons should have a special place in our parish communities. They represent the community's spirit of giving at the Lord's Table."
- Articles & Background:
-
"Caring as Honoring," Anne E. Streaty Wimberly, The Center for
Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2003.
- "Congregations are 'soul communities,' in which young and old are soul-mates, bound together as an extended family of God, who love, support, and sustain one another. They should assure that senior adults are cared for and honored as resourceful contributors to community life, wisdom-givers, exemplars of the faith, and worthy recipients of care. How do we make this biblical vision concrete in our lives?"
-
"Faith:
Response in Relationship," by Douglas
John Hall at The Living Pulpit.
- "When it comes to defining something as elusive and misunderstood as faith, perhaps the way to begin is to say what it isn't."
-
"Jerusalem
as the Place of Origins in Early Christian Imagination,"
by Milton Moreland, University of La Verne, Constructs of the Social and
Cultural Worlds of Antiquity Group, AAR/SBL Meeting, November 1998.
- "The famous division between the "Hebrews" and "Hellenists" was probably nothing more than Luke's way of plotting a course for his narrative that would lead to a major speech by someone of importance outside of the group of twelve. The goal was to create a narrative sequence which could account for the dispersion of Christianity, without the removal of the twelve apostles from Jerusalem (8:1)."
-
"The
Holy Spirit: A Folk Perspective," Henry H. Mitchell at The
Living Pulpit.
- "Despite all the spontaneity connected with my African American heritage, a great majority of us have never been guilty of what has been called over-subjectivity. We have traditional safeguards, spoken and unspoken, against this kind of excess. I invite you to consider these safeguards now as basic ingredients of a folk doctrine of the Holy Spirit."
-
"Caring as Honoring," Anne E. Streaty Wimberly, The Center for
Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2003.
- 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.
- Brown,
Raymond E., S.S.,
"EPISKOPĒ
and EPISKOPOS: The New Testament Evidence," Theological
Studies, 1980.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Gonzalez, Justo, "When the Spirit
Makes for Trouble," Journal for Preachers, 2008. (Sermon, Acts
6:1-6)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Hinson, E. Glenn, "Persistence in Prayer in
Luke-Acts," Review & Expositor, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Brown,
Raymond E., S.S.,
"EPISKOPĒ
and EPISKOPOS: The New Testament Evidence," Theological
Studies, 1980.
- Sermons:
- With Children:
- "Stephen," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
- The Choosing of the Seven Word Search, Crossword on Stephen, Don Crownover's Bible Puzzles.
- Drama:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- At Oremus Hymnal:
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- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Acts
