CHAPTER 6 DISSENSION IN THE CHURCH—THE RISE OF A NEW ORDER OF CHURCH OFFICIALS § 1. The Church’s first Strife allayed; or, the Institution of the Diaconate (Acts 6:1). § 2. The Ministry of Stephen; or, the rising of a Bright Particular Star in the Church’s Firmament (Acts 6:8).... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 6:1. IN THOSE DAYS should be _in these days,—i.e._, shortly before Stephen’s martyrdom which did not long antedate Saul’s conversion in A.D. 37. Hence the events recorded in the present chapter may be set down as having taken place in A.D. 35 or 36. It is satisfactory to know... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 6:8. FAITH.—According to the best texts should be _grace_ (Acts 4:33); the change having probably been made to correspond with Acts 6:5. Acts 6:9. THE SYNAGOGUE WHICH IS CALLED, etc., should be _of the Libertines and of the Cyrenians and of_, etc. The Rabbis credited Jerusal... [ Continue Reading ]