Day 37 - Paul's Disrupting Travels
Prayer Suggestion |
Almighty and everliving God, in your tender love for the human race you sent your Son our Savior Jesus Christ to take upon him our nature, and to suffer death upon the cross, giving us the example of his great humility: Mercifully grant that we may walk in the way of his suffering, and also share in his resurrection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen
Book of Common Prayer | Collects | via Bulletin for Palm Sunday - Washington National Cathedral
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Bible in Time |
Monday | Holy Week |
New Testament Study, Day 37 |
It’s 51 CE/a.d
Today - Acts 17:1-20 | Revo. 145 - 149
Next - Day 38 | Background | 1 Thessalonians
Next Assignments Calendar
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Edward’s Key Points Today
Rome ruled Nero
Israel uprisings against Samaritans and Romans let to some deaths
Paul leaves Philippi and moves to Thessalonia, plants a church, stays 5 months
Thessalonia believers became fanatics for the faith even to persecution.
Man of Sin? Paul is talking about Emperors who were amoral according to him.
Jewish community in Thessalonica become zealots against Rome
Paul leaves Thessalonica after 5 months
Paul is training leaders that are working this mission field.
Paul goes to Athens and is allowed to speak about “new things” - the resurrection of Jesus.
He writes 1 Thessalonians in November, 51 ce/ad
Other materials -
Map | First Missionary Journey
Map | Second Missionary Journey
(great review at bottom of page)
My Thoughts on Today’s Session -
What strikes me that there is alot of discontinent in that part of the Roman Empire with their rulers and faith-filled people begin to revolt.
The action of Paul leads to faith in some people, a minority of Jews follow Paul around to insight bad things against him. The believers move Paul to safety and the cycle begins in a new area except Athens where they like to hear new ideas.
The word and faith in Christ will raise both positive and negative reactions depending on the hearers of the message.
How do you hear God’s message?
Invite your friends to our journey.
In Christ,
Dave Eitland
Note: “Revo.”, “Revolutionary”, “Edwards”
refers to our textbook “Revolutionary Bible
Study” by Gene Edwards,
ISBN 978-0-97975157-8,
© 2009.
Also used notes from the New Oxford
Annotated Bible, 5th Edition, © 2018.
(NOAB5)
Also using links to Biblegateway.com for
copy of the readings.
Use Right Arrow to get to the next
chapter
Posted to blog - 3/29/2021
Picture Credit - Raphael | St Paul Preaching in Athens | Victoria and Albert Museum - UK |
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:V%26A_-_Raphael,_St_Paul_Preaching_in_Athens_(1515).jpg
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