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Review of Hemer’s ‘The Book of Acts in the Setting of Hellenistic History’
Colin J. Hemer, The Book of Acts in the Setting of Hellenistic History. (ed. Conrad H. Gempf; Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 1990). 482 pp. In every serious Bible student’s library, alongside the introductory works and the commentaries on the book of Acts, there should be a space either filled by or reserved for The Book [...]
Acts 10:9-16 — Peter’s Rooftop Vision
February 23, 2008 Matthew Keedy Clifton New Testament Commentary
It is surprising that when surveying standard commentaries on Acts 10:9-16 so little is found in the way of discussion on the meaning of Peter’s rooftop vision. With only the very rare exception,1 nearly universal agreement is found that the rooftop vision ultimately meant that Gentiles were acceptable to God under the New Covenant. After [...]
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