THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES

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1 THE CTS OF THE POSTLES New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 1

2 LUKE S GOSPEL For Gentiles: it is a fresh representation of the contents and meanings of Mark s and Matthew s Gospels, restructured and remythologized. The presentation begins, turns and ends on actions, happening, or about to happen in Jerusalem, which highlight and contrast the workings of law and grace. Section 1: Prologue; ngel s nnouncements: Promises of irths; (80 verses) elief and Disbelief; John the aptist s irth (Prologue: aa )( )( ) 1.12/34; 525/2638; 3956/5780 Section 2: Jesus irth; Salvation (52) I()C( )I () 2.120; 2140; 4152 Section 3: Jesus aptism, Genealogy, Three Trials & Rejection 1 Inheriting Eternal Life: Law and Love (82) I( )C( )I ( ) 3.120; ; ; 3037; 3842 Section 4: Sinners to Disciples 2 Prayer: Right Praying, Persistence, Holy Spirit is Given (159) I(4 )C( )I (4 ) ; 2049; ; 58; 913 Section 5: a Jesus Identity: the Christ, His Death, 3 The Kingdom of God: what is Internal is Important (77.5) Glorious Return as Judge, His Glory: Disciples Purpose ; 3754; I()C( )I () ; 9.122; 2343a 4 Earthly/Heavenly Riches: the Coming of the Son of Man Section C: 9.43b19.48 Jesus Journey to Jerusalem ; 2234; 3548 (436.5) (I) Setting Out; Fate of Jesus & Cities; 3 Disciples? 5 Divisions, Warning & Prudence, Repentance I()C( )I () 9.43b50; ; ; 13.15; 69 (C) His Teachings on the Way C Kingdom: Entry; Jerusalem: Jesus is to be killed there (I ) rriving; Fate of Jesus & Jerusalem; 3 Servants I()C( )I () ; /3435; I()C( )I () ; 1128; Divisions, Warning & Prudence, Repentance Section 5 : Jesus in the Temple: His Death, the Christ, ; ; 1132 (83) Return as Judge in Glory; Disciples Purpose 4 Earthly/Heavenly Riches: Coming Judgement I()C( )I () ; ; ; 1618; 1931 Section 4 : Disciples to Sinners ; Jesus rrest 3 The Kingdom of God: is Within, not Coming with Signs (51.5) I(2( ))C( )I (2( )) ; 1430; , 1119; 2037 Section 3 : Jesus Three Trials & Denials/Rejections 2 Prayer: Persistence, Right Praying, Receiving Kingdom (42) I( )C( )I ( ) ; ; ; 914; 1517 Section 2 : a Jesus Death; Salvation 1 Inheriting Eternal Life: Law and Love (29.5) I()C( )I () ; 3249; 5056a ; 2427; 2830 Section 1 : 23.56b24.53 ngels nnounce, Jesus is Risen! ; (53.5) elief & Disbelief; a New Promise (of Jesus) ( )( )( ) 23.56b24.7/811; 1327/2835; 3643/4453 THE CTS OF THE POSTLES Luke s first book is the template for his second; he tells that the Life of Jesus is lived again in the Life of the Church: it is a Life of Mission that the Spirit brings to birth, directs in the World and sustains through every kind of trial. His scheme begins with activities in Jerusalem (and near by), turns centrally on what happens from the new base of ntioch (both in Jerusalem and in Psidian ntioch) and ends in Rome. Section 1: Prologue; Prescension Promises of the Spirit for Witnessing; ngels nnouncements; (26 verses) the PrePentecost Days in Jerusalem; Judas Replacement ((Prologue) )( )( ) 1.15/69; 1011/1214; 1522/2326 Section 2: Pentecost; the irth of the Church s Mission; the Spirit is given; ll can be Saved, Threethousand are! (42) I( )C()I ( ) 2.14/513 ; /2228/2936 ; /4142 Section 3: The Developing Church in Jerusalem: rrests, Trials and Judgements (110) I( )C(abb a )I ( ) /1126/4.112/1322 ; ; /1225/2632/3342 Section 4: The Jerusalem Church: Stephen s Speech & Martyrdom; Persecution and Scattering; Saul s Conversion (146) I( )C()I ( ) 6.14/57 ; a/8.1b40/9.127 ; /31 Section 5: Peter, on Mission: the Role of Vision and the Spirit; Jesus is Judge (80) I(abb )C()I (abb ) ; a/23b33/3448 ; Section C: Three Journeys of Saul (Paul) and arnabas, from ntioch: (160) (I) To Jerusalem and back (taking famine relief); James Death; Peter s Escape; Saul & arnabas deliver the relief I()C()I () ; ; (C) On Mission, to Psidian ntioch, (Saul) Paul Turns to the Gentiles I() 13.13/412/1314a C(I()C( )I ()) 13.14b41 ; 13.42/43 ; I () a/20b23/2428 (I ) To Jerusalem and back (over the Law and Gentiles); Peter s Speech; James Proposal; The Importance of Paul and arnabas to the Church I()C()I () ; ; Section 5 : Paul, on Mission: the Role of Vision and the Spirit; Jesus is Judge (92) I(abb )C()I (abb ) ; /17.115/ ; Section 4 : In Ephesus, Uproar; Sufferings head for Paul; and in Jerusalem, Uproar and Paul s rrest (153) I( )C()I ( ) /2728 ; / / ; /2629 Section 3 : Paul s Trials: the Judgements and his ppeal to Caesar (122) I( )C(abb a )I ( ) /1235/24.123/2427 ; ; /1322/ /3032 Section 2 : Paul s Eventful Journey to Rome; ll are to Die, but no, ll are Saved! (59) I( )C()I ( ) 27.13/46 ; /2738/ ; /1115 Section 1 : In Rome: Paul s Witnessing continues; elief & Disbelief Gentiles and Jews (15) ( )( )( ) 28.16/1722 ; 2324/2528 ; 30ac/30d31 New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 2

3 Where signifies the presence of a lowerlevel abb formation (likewise also & ); where are parts in simple parallelism; where, and ICI are parts in chiasm (as 1,2,3...C...3,2,1 ); and where and abb are threepart progressions, where is introductory, is the first development and is the second and completing development (as also a, b and b ). There have been changes in the above charts since they first appeared in NTNT, published in Description of the Number of the Parts and Pieces of the cts of the postles: There is a case to be put for judging that the ook comprises 100 parts. Sections 1 and 1 : 6 each; Sections 2 and 2 : 7 each; Sections 3 and 3 : 9 each; Sections 4 and 4 : 7 each; Sections 5 and 5 : 5 each; and Section C: 32. ll the parts,,, and, are included in this summary only; those designated by abb are pieces. ut given that each part comprises 3 pieces, we might also describe the book as comprising 300 pieces in all. Fascinatingly, the 276 th piece of the ook, , is the one in which is satisfied the prediction of the 274 th piece, , that none on board the ship, of the fated sea voyage of the book, will lose their life. nd it is in the 275 th piece, , that the number of souls is given: it is two hundred and seventysix. Is this pure coincidence that there is a match between these numbers? efore I am mocked for even considering this, I would point out that it is in the 38 th piece of John s Gospel that the invalid by the Pool of ethesda is stated to have suffered 38 years; that it is in the sixth piece that six stone water jars are mentioned and that it is in the 83 rd piece that the figure of 153 appears (a triangular number like that of 276, as also of 666 in the central section of the Revelation), where simply 153 minus 83 equals 70, the number representative of the Gentiles. Clearly, it is the case that in all twentyseven ooks of the New Testament, because of parsing and rhetorical analysis, many new features surface, in terms of both structure and style, that have not been seen before. There should be no speedy rejection, therefore, of any possible correlation, as in this case in cts, as also in John, between the story line and the structure of a book. It is my view that in a number of New Testament ooks such a correlation does indeed exist and because it exists it confirms that such analyses are correct. The rhetors are to be understood for their endeavours in more ways than we previously ever imagined possible. The Purpose of the Writer of the cts of the postles: s I state in my opening chart: Luke s first book is the template for his second, in which he tells that the Life of Jesus is lived over again in the Life of the Church, a Life of Mission that the Spirit brings to birth, directs in the World and sustains through every kind of trial. When the two charts of Luke s Gospel and of cts are compared, correspondences of theme become apparent. Common details are also seen in the texts of corresponding sections (book to book) throughout the works. For example, common to the Central Sections are in the ears of (Lk. 9.44; c ), two Sabbaths, eternal life statements, shakings of the dust off feet, entry into the Kingdom, erchomeno (an uncommon expression, in Lk and cts 13.44, at the very heart of both books) and the Gentile Mission, prefigured in the Gospel s Central Section, but a reality in the Central Section of cts. In his opening of cts, the rhetor rewrites details of the ascension with which he concluded his Gospel. He sets the early days of the church against the backdrop of the Jewish Feast of Weeks. His motive here is more theological than historiographical. The rhetor s purpose, traditionally, may be judged to be historiographical, to tell how the church began life in Jerusalem but ended up in Rome, but this literary analysis restores the theological motive to the rhetor. nd this literary analysis, when compared with those of all the New Testament ooks, lends to the view, one I hold, that Luke (or his rhetor?) is the Literary rtist of all the writers. New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 3

4 THE CTS OF THE POSTLES Contents THE CTS OF THE POSTLES... 4 Contents... 4 n Introductory Chart... 5 SECTION 1: ( )( )( ) PRT : PRT : PRT : SECTION 2: I( )C()I ( ) PRT I: PRT C: PRT I : SECTION 3: I( )C(abb a )I ( ) PRT I: PRT C: PRT I : SECTION 4: I( )C()I ( ) PRT I: PRT C: PRT I : SECTION 5: : I(abb )C()I (abb ) PRT I: PRT C: PRT I : CENTRL SECTION: PRT I: I()C()I() PRT C: I()C(I()C( )I ())I () PRT I : I()C()I () SECTION 5 : I(abb )C()I (abb ) PRT I: PRT C: PRT I : SECTION 4 : I( )C()I ( ) PRT I: 18: PRT C: (: ; ; ) PRT I : SECTION 3 : I( )C(abb a )I ( ) PRT I: PRT C: PRT I : SECTION 2 : I( )C()I ( ) PRT I: 27.16: Setting out for Italy PRT C: : The Sea Journey PRT I : : The arrival in Rome SECTION 1 : ( )( )( ) PRT : PRT : PRT : New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 4

5 n Introductory Chart Section 1: Prologue; Prescension Promises of the Spirit for Witnessing; ngels nnouncements; the PrePentecost Days in Jerusalem; Judas Replacement ( )( )( ) Contents examples: Prologue 69 Jesus Promise and scension ngels Promise 1214 Prayer Peter on Judas 2326 Replacement postle Section 2: Pentecost; the irth of the Church s Mission; the Spirit is given; ll can be Saved; Threethousand are! I( )C()I ( ) Contents examples: I Spirit given, they speak 513 The people are perplexed /1718/1921 Peter s threepart ddress C /2324/ /3233/3436 I The people question 4142 The people respond positively Section 3: The Developing Church in Jerusalem: rrests, Trials and Judgements I( )C(abb a )I ( ) /3.15/610 I /1723/ /57/ /1517/1822 a 23 abb C b 2428 abb b 2930 abb a 31 abb /5.16/711 I /1721a/21b /2728/ /3540/4142 Contents examples: New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 5

6 Section 4: The Jerusalem Church: Stephen s Speech & Martyrdom; Persecution and Scattering; Saul s Conversion I(aa )C()I (aa ) I 6.17 a 6.14 abb a 6.57 abb a 810/1114/157.2a a 7.2b53 2b10/1136/ a 5456/5758/598.1a 8.1b13 1b3/48/913 C b a 1416/1724/2527a 8.27b40 27b31/3235/ /36/ a 1014/1516/1719a 9.19b27 19b22/2325/2627 I a abb a 9.31 abb Section 5: Peter, on Mission: the Role of Vision and the Spirit; Jesus is Judge I()C()I () Contents examples: 3235 turned to the Lord I a a C b b a 46b I turned to the Lord Section C: Three Journeys of Saul (Paul) and arnabas, from ntioch (I) To Jerusalem and back (taking famine relief); James Death; Peter s Escape; Saul & arnabas deliver the relief I(abb )C()I (abb ) Contents examples: a 2224 Jerusalem hears; arnabas... I b 2526 Saul sought; Christians b 2730 Famine signalled/ they re sent James killed, Peter arrested C Peter is freed 1117 He presents himself... a 1819 Peter could not be found I b 2023 Saul, a god, dies! b 2425 arnabas and Saul return New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 6

7 (C) On Mission, to Psidian ntioch, (Saul) Paul Turns to the Gentiles I()C(I()C( )I ())I () Contents examples: eing sent out I a 412 Saul/Paul change of name 1314a 13.14b abb Sabbath I 13.14b41 15 abb 1641 C 13.14b abb Interest in hearing more C abb Followed; continue in grace I 4452 Next Sabbath: turn to Gentiles a Jews from ntioch I b abb Returning to where sent from (I ) To Jerusalem and back (over the Law and Gentiles); Peter s Speech; James Proposal; The Importance of Paul and arnabas to the Church I(abb )C()I (abb ) Contents examples: 12 Circumcission and Salvation I To Jerusalem 621 postles and elders meet 2224 Letter written C I 3035 Letter sent Paul & arnabas disagreement Decisions delivered Section 5 : Paul, on Mission: the Role of Vision and the Spirit; Jesus is Judge I()C()I () Contents examples: 610 Phrygia and Galatian country I C I Galatian country and Phrygia New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 7

8 Section 4 : In Ephesus, Uproar; Sufferings head for Paul; and in Jerusalem, Uproar and Paul s rrest I(aa )C()I (aa ) I a abb a 2728 abb /810/ /2122/ /3234/3541 C 118a 16/712/1318a b28 18b21/2224/ /3235/3638 I a abb a 2629 abb /714/ /2729/ /616/1721 Section 3 : Paul s Trials: the Judgements and his ppeal to Caesar I( )C(abb a )I ( ) Contents examples: /68/911 Sanhedrin called I /2230/3135 Plot to kill Paul /1021/2223 Paul before Felix /2526/27 Paul is sent for frequently a abb Festus: Caesarea to Jerusalem C b 3 abb mbush prepared b 45 abb Therefore Caesarea for trial a 6 abb Festus to Caesarea I /1011/12 Paul s ppeal to Caesar b/14c19/2022 Festus & grippa on Paul a/1b23/2429 Paul before Festus & grippa /31/32 Paul s ppeal to Caesar Section 2 : Paul s Eventful Journey to Rome; ll are to Die, but No, ll are Saved! I( )C()I ( ) Contents examples: I Setting out for Italy /1320/2126 The Sea Journey C /3032/ /4244/28.16 I rrival in Rome New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 8

9 Section 1 : In Rome: Paul s Witnessing continues; elief & Disbelief Gentiles and Jews ( )( )( ) Contents examples: abb In Rome, Paul guarded 1722 abb Paul talks to Jewish leaders 2324 abb Larger numbers visit Paul abb Disagreeing, they leave; the Gentiles will listen, Paul says ac abb Paul stayed there two years 30d31 abb He preached and taught New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 9

10 SECTION 1: ( )( )( ) PRT : To;n me;n prw'ton lovgon ejpoihsavmhn peri; pavntwn, w\ Qeovfile, w n h[rxato oj jihsou'" poiei'n te kai; didavskein 2 a[cri h " hjmevra" ejnteilavmeno" toi'" ajpostovloi" dia; pneuvmato" ajgivou ou}" ejxelevxato ajnelhvmfqh: oi " kai; parevsthsen ejauto;n zw'nta meta; to; paqei'n aujto;n ejn polloi'" tekmhrivoi", di j hjmerw'n tesseravkonta ojptanovmeno" aujtoi'" kai; levgwn ta; peri; th'" basileiva" tou' qeou'. kai; sunalizovmeno" parhvggeilen aujtoi'" ajpo; JIerosoluvmwn mh; cwrivzesqai, ajlla; perimevnein th;n ejpaggelivan tou' patro;" h}n hjkouvsatev mou: o{ti jiwavnnh" me;n ejbavptisen u{dati, ujmei'" de; ejn pneuvmati baptisqhvsesqe ajgivw/ ouj meta; polla;" tauvta" hjmevra" OiJ me;n ou\n sunelqovnte" hjrwvtwn aujto;n, levgonte", Kuvrie, eij ejn tw'/ crovnw/ touvtw/ ajpokaqistavnei" th;n basileivan tw'/ jisrahvl ei\pen de; pro;" aujtouv", Oujc ujmw'n ejstin gnw'nai crovnou" h] kairou;" ou}" oj path;r e[qeto ejn th'/ ijdiva/ ejxousiva/: ajlla; lhvmyesqe duvnamin ejpelqovnto" tou' ajgivou pneuvmato" ejf j ujma'", kai; e[sesqev mou mavrture" e[n te jierousalh;m kai; ejn pavsh/ th'/ jioudaiva/ kai; Samareiva/ kai; e{w" ejscavtou th'" gh'". 1.9 kai; tau'ta eijpw;n (see John s Gospel for many opening uses of this phrase) blepovntwn aujtw'n ejphvrqh, kai; nefevlh ujpevlaben aujto;n ajpo; tw'n ojfqalmw'n aujtw'n. New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 10

11 PRT : kai; wj" ajtenivzonte" h\san eij" to;n oujrano;n poreuomevnou aujtou', kai; ijdou; a[ndre" duvo pareisthvkeisan aujtoi'" ejn ejsqhvsesi leukai'", oi} kai; ei\pan, [ndre" Galilai'oi, tiv ejsthvkate ejmblevponte" eij" to;n oujranovn ou to" oj jihsou'" oj ajnalhmfqei;" ajf j ujmw'n eij" to;n oujrano;n ou{tw" ejleuvsetai o}n trovpon ejqeavsasqe aujto;n poreuovmenon eij" to;n oujranovn. Tovte ujpevstreyan (see Matthew for many opening uses of this word) eij" jierousalh;m ajpo; o[rou" tou' kaloumevnou jelaiw'no", o{ ejstin ejggu;" jierousalh;m sabbavtou e[con ojdovn. kai; o{te eijsh'lqon, eij" to; ujperw'/on ajnevbhsan ou h\san katamevnonte", o{ te Pevtro" kai; jiwavnnh" kai; jiavkwbo" kai; jndreva", Fivlippo" kai; Qwma'", arqolomai'o" kai; Maqqai'o", jiavkwbo" Jlfaivou kai; Sivmwn oj zhlwth;" kai; jiouvda" jiakwvbou. ou toi pavnte" h\san proskarterou'nte" ojmoqumado;n th'/ proseuch'/ su;n gunaixi;n kai; Maria;m th'/ mhtri; tou' jihsou' kai; (su;n )toi'" ajdelfoi'" aujtou'. PRT : Kai; ejn tai'" hjmevrai" tauvtai" ajnasta;" Pevtro" ejn mevsw/ tw'n ajdelfw'n ei\pen h\n te o[clo" ojnomavtwn ejpi; to; aujto; wjsei; ejkato;n ei[kosi, [ndre" ajdelfoiv, e[dei plhrwqh'nai th;n grafh;n h}n proei'pen to; pneu'ma to; a{gion dia; stovmato" Daui;d New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 11

12 peri; jiouvda tou' genomevnou ojdhgou' toi'" sullabou'sin jihsou'n, o{ti kathriqmhmevno" h\n ejn hjmi'n kai; e[lacen to;n klh'ron th'" diakoniva" tauvth". Ou to" me;n ou\n ejkthvsato cwrivon ejk misqou' th'" ajdikiva", kai; prhnh;" genovmeno" ejlavkhsen mevso", kai; ejxecuvqh pavnta ta; splavgcna aujtou'. kai; gnwsto;n ejgevneto pa'si toi'" katoikou'sin jierousalhvm, w{ste klhqh'nai to; cwrivon ejkei'no th'/ dialevktw/ aujtw'n Jkeldamavc, tou't j e[stin, Cwrivon i{mato". Gevgraptai ga;r ejn bivblw/ yalmw'n, Genhqhvtw hj e[pauli" aujtou' e[rhmo" kai; mh; e[stw oj katoikw'n ejn aujth'/, kaiv, th;n ejpiskoph;n aujtou' labevtw e{tero". dei' ou\n tw'n sunelqovntwn hjmi'n ajndrw'n ejn panti; crovnw/ w / eijsh'lqen kai; ejxh'lqen ejf j hjma'" oj kuvrio" jihsou'", ajrxavmeno" ajpo; tou' baptivsmato" jiwavnnou e{w" th'" hjmevra" h " ajnelhvmfqh ajf j hjmw'n, mavrtura th'" ajnastavsew" aujtou' su;n hjmi'n genevsqai e{na touvtwn. kai; e[sthsan duvo, jiwsh;f to;n kalouvmenon arsabba'n, o}" ejpeklhvqh jiou'sto", kai; Maqqivan. kai; proseuxavmenoi ei\pan, Su; kuvrie, kardiognw'sta pavntwn, ajnavdeixon o}n ejxelevxw ejk touvtwn tw'n duvo e{na labei'n to;n tovpon th'" diakoniva" tauvth" kai; ajpostolh'", ajf j h " parevbh jiouvda" poreuqh'nai eij" to;n tovpon to;n i[dion. kai; e[dwkan klhvrou" aujtoi'", kai; e[pesen oj klh'ro" New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 12

13 ejpi; Maqqivan, kai; sugkateyhfivsqh meta; tw'n e{ndeka ajpostovlwn. New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 13

14 SECTION 2: I( )C()I ( ) PRT I: Kai; ejn tw'/ sumplhrou'sqai th;n hjmevran th'" penthkosth'" h\san pavnte" ojmou' ejpi; to; aujtov. kai; ejgevneto a[fnw ejk tou' oujranou' h\co" w{sper feromevnh" pnoh'" biaiva" kai; ejplhvrwsen o{lon to;n oi\kon ou h\san kaqhvmenoi: kai; w[fqhsan aujtoi'" diamerizovmenai glw'ssai wjsei; purov", kai; ejkavqisen ejf j e{na e{kaston aujtw'n, kai; ejplhvsqhsan pavnte" pneuvmato" ajgivou, kai; h[rxanto lalei'n ejtevrai" glwvssai" kaqw;" to; pneu'ma ejdivdou ajpofqevggesqai aujtoi'". \Hsan de; eij" jierousalh;m katoikou'nte" jioudai'oi, a[ndre" eujlabei'" ajpo; panto;" e[qnou" tw'n ujpo; to;n oujranovn: genomevnh" de; th'" fwnh'" tauvth" sunh'lqen to; plh'qo" kai; sunecuvqh, o{ti h[kouon ei " e{kasto" th'/ ijdiva/ dialevktw/ lalouvntwn aujtw'n. ejxivstanto de; kai; ejqauvmazon, levgonte", Oujc ijdou; a{pante" ou toiv eijsin oij lalou'nte" Galilai'oi kai; pw'" hjmei'" ajkouvomen e{kasto" th'/ ijdiva/ dialevktw/ hjmw'n ejn h / ejgennhvqhmen Pavrqoi kai; Mh'doi kai; jelami'tai, kai; oij katoikou'nte" th;n Mesopotamivan, jioudaivan te kai; Kappadokivan, Povnton kai; th;n jsivan, Frugivan te kai; Pamfulivan, i[gupton kai; ta; mevrh th'" Libuvh" th'" kata; Kurhvnhn, kai; oij ejpidhmou'nte" JRwmai'oi, jioudai'oiv te kai; proshvlutoi, Krh'te" kai; [rabe", ajkouvomen lalouvntwn aujtw'n tai'" hjmetevrai" glwvssai" ta; megalei'a tou' qeou'. New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 14

15 ejxivstanto de; pavnte" kai; dihpovroun, a[llo" pro;" a[llon, levgonte", Tiv qevlei tou'to ei\nai e{teroi de; diacleuavzonte" e[legon o{ti Gleuvkou" memestwmevnoi eijsivn PRT C: Staqei;" de; oj Pevtro" su;n toi'" e{ndeka ejph'ren th;n fwnh;n aujtou' kai; ajpefqevgxato aujtoi'", [ndre" jioudai'oi kai; oij katoikou'nte" jierousalh;m pavnte", tou'to ujmi'n gnwsto;n e[stw kai; ejnwtivsasqe ta; rjhvmatav mou. ouj ga;r wj" ujmei'" ujpolambavnete ou toi mequvousin, e[stin ga;r w{ra trivth th'" hjmevra", ajlla; tou'tov ejstin to; eijrhmevnon dia; tou' profhvtou jiwhvl, Kai; e[stai ejn tai'" ejscavtai" hjmevrai", levgei oj qeov", ejkcew' ajpo; tou' pneuvmatov" mou ejpi; pa'san savrka, kai; profhteuvsousin oij uijoi; ujmw'n kai; aij qugatevre" ujmw'n, kai; oij neanivskoi ujmw'n ojravsei" o[yontai, kai; oij presbuvteroi ujmw'n ejnupnivoi" ejnupniasqhvsontai: kaiv ge ejpi; tou;" douvlou" mou kai; ejpi; ta;" douvla" mou ejn tai'" hjmevrai" ejkeivnai" ejkcew' ajpo; tou' pneuvmatov" mou, kai; profhteuvsousin. kai; dwvsw tevrata ejn tw'/ oujranw'/ a[nw kai; shmei'a ejpi; th'" gh'" kavtw, ai ma kai; pu'r kai; ajtmivda kapnou': oj h{lio" metastrafhvsetai eij" skovto" kai; hj selhvnh eij" ai ma pri;n ejlqei'n hjmevran kurivou th;n megavlhn kai; ejpifanh'. kai; e[stai pa'" o}" a]n ejpikalevshtai to; o[noma kurivou swqhvsetai. [ndre" jisrahli'tai, ajkouvsate tou;" lovgou" touvtou": jihsou'n to;n Nazwrai'on, a[ndra ajpodedeigmevnon ajpo; tou' qeou' eij" ujma'" dunavmesi kai; tevrasi kai; shmeivoi" oi " ejpoivhsen di j aujtou' oj qeo;" ejn mevsw/ ujmw'n, kaqw;" aujtoi; oi[date, tou'ton th'/ wjrismevnh/ boulh'/ kai; prognwvsei tou' qeou' New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 15

16 e[kdoton dia; ceiro;" ajnovmwn prosphvxante" ajneivlate, o}n oj qeo;" ajnevsthsen luvsa" ta;" wjdi'na" tou' qanavtou, kaqovti oujk h\n dunato;n kratei'sqai aujto;n ujp j aujtou': Daui;d ga;r levgei eij" aujtovn, Proorwvmhn to;n kuvrion ejnwvpiovn mou dia; pantov", o{ti ejk dexiw'n mouv ejstin i{na mh; saleuqw'. dia; tou'to hujfravnqh hj kardiva mou kai; hjgalliavsato hj glw'ssav mou, e[ti de; kai; hj savrx mou kataskhnwvsei ejp j ejlpivdi: o{ti oujk ejgkataleivyei" th;n yuchvn mou eij" a{/dhn, oujde; dwvsei" to;n o{siovn sou ijdei'n diafqoravn. ejgnwvrisav" moi ojdou;" zwh'", plhrwvsei" me eujfrosuvnh" meta; tou' proswvpou sou. [ndre" ajdelfoiv, ejxo;n eijpei'n meta; parrhsiva" pro;" ujma'" peri; tou' patriavrcou Dauivd, o{ti kai; ejteleuvthsen kai; ejtavfh kai; to; mnh'ma aujtou' e[stin ejn hjmi'n a[cri th'" hjmevra" tauvth": profhvth" ou\n ujpavrcwn, kai; eijdw;" o{ti o{rkw/ w[mosen aujtw'/ oj qeo;" ejk karpou' th'" ojsfuvo" aujtou' kaqivsai ejpi; to;n qrovnon aujtou', proi>dw;n ejlavlhsen peri; th'" ajnastavsew" tou' Cristou' o{ti ou[te ejgkateleivfqh eij" a{/dhn ou[te hj sa;rx aujtou' ei\den diafqoravn. tou'ton to;n jihsou'n ajnevsthsen oj qeov", ou pavnte" hjmei'" ejsmen mavrture". th'/ dexia'/ ou\n tou' qeou' ujywqei;" thvn te ejpaggelivan tou' pneuvmato" tou' ajgivou labw;n para; tou' patro;" ejxevceen tou'to o} ujmei'" blevpete kai; ajkouvete. ouj ga;r Daui;d ajnevbh eij" tou;" oujranouv", levgei de; aujtov", Ei\pen oj kuvrio" tw'/ kurivw/ mou, Kavqou ejk dexiw'n mou e{w" a]n qw' tou;" ejcqrouv" sou ujpopovdion tw'n podw'n sou. ajsfalw'" ou\n ginwskevtw pa'" oi\ko" jisrah;l o{ti kai; kuvrion aujto;n kai; Cristo;n ejpoivhsen oj qeov", tou'ton to;n jihsou'n o}n ujmei'" ejstaurwvsate. PRT I : jkouvsante" de; katenuvghsan th;n kardivan, ei\povn te pro;" to;n Pevtron kai; tou;" loipou;" ajpostovlou", Tiv poihvswmen, a[ndre" ajdelfoiv Pevtro" de; pro;" aujtouv", Metanohvsate, (fhsivn) kai; baptisqhvtw e{kasto" ujmw'n (omit?) New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 16

17 ejpi; tw'/ ojnovmati jihsou' Cristou' eij" a[fesin tw'n ajmartiw'n ujmw'n, kai; lhvmyesqe th;n dwrea;n tou' ajgivou pneuvmato": ujmi'n gavr ejstin hj ejpaggeliva kai; toi'" tevknoi" ujmw'n kai; pa'sin toi'" eij" makra;n o{sou" a]n proskalevshtai kuvrio" oj qeo;" hjmw'n. ejtevroi" te lovgoi" pleivosin diemartuvrato, kai; parekavlei aujtou;", levgwn, Swvqhte ajpo; th'" genea'" th'" skolia'" tauvth". oij me;n ou\n ajpodexavmenoi to;n lovgon aujtou' ejbaptivsqhsan, kai; prosetevqhsan ejn th'/ hjmevra/ ejkeivnh/ yucai; wjsei; triscivliai. h\san de; proskarterou'nte" th'/ didach'/ tw'n ajpostovlwn kai; th'/ koinwniva/, th'/ klavsei tou' a[rtou kai; tai'" proseucai'". (2.42 is a clear ending; for a duality and parallel to 2.43ff, see 4.32ff) New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 17

18 SECTION 3: I( )C(abb a )I ( ) PRT I: (See for its parallel piece, beginning subsection I ) 2.43 jegivneto de; pavsh/ yuch'/ fovbo", 2.47 pollav te tevrata kai; shmei'a dia; tw'n ajpostovlwn ejgivneto. pavnte" de; oij pisteuvonte" h\san ejpi; to; aujto; kai; ei\con a{panta koinav, kai; ta; kthvmata kai; ta;" ujpavrxei" ejpivpraskon kai; diemevrizon aujta; pa'sin kaqovti a[n ti" creivan ei\cen: kaq j hjmevran te proskarterou'nte" ojmoqumado;n ejn tw'/ ijerw'/, klw'ntev" te kat j oi\kon a[rton, metelavmbanon trofh'" ejn ajgalliavsei kai; ajfelovthti kardiva", aijnou'nte" to;n qeo;n kai; e[conte" cavrin pro;" o{lon to;n laovn. oj de; kuvrio" prosetivqei tou;" sw/zomevnou" kaq j hjmevran ejpi; to; aujtov. Pevtro" de; kai; jiwavnnh" ajnevbainon eij" to; ijero;n ejpi; th;n w{ran th'" proseuch'" th;n ejnavthn. kaiv ti" ajnh;r cwlo;" ejk koiliva" mhtro;" aujtou' ujpavrcwn ejbastavzeto, o}n ejtivqoun kaq j hjmevran pro;" th;n quvran tou' ijerou' th;n legomevnhn JWraivan tou' aijtei'n ejlehmosuvnhn para; tw'n eijsporeuomevnwn eij" to; ijerovn: o}" ijdw;n Pevtron kai; jiwavnnhn mevllonta" eijsievnai eij" to; ijero;n hjrwvta ejlehmosuvnhn labei'n. ajtenivsa" de; Pevtro" eij" aujto;n su;n tw'/ jiwavnnh/ ei\pen, levyon eij" hjma'". oj de; ejpei'cen aujtoi'" prosdokw'n ti par j aujtw'n labei'n. ei\pen de; Pevtro", jrguvrion kai; crusivon oujc ujpavrcei moi, o} de; e[cw tou'tov soi divdwmi: ejn tw'/ ojnovmati jihsou' Cristou' tou' Nazwraivou peripavtei. kai; piavsa" aujto;n th'" dexia'" ceiro;" h[geiren aujtovn: paracrh'ma de; ejsterewvqhsan aij bavsei" aujtou' kai; ta; sfudrav, kai; ejxallovmeno" e[sth kai; periepavtei, kai; eijsh'lqen New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 18

19 su;n aujtoi'" eij" to; ijero;n peripatw'n kai; ajllovmeno" kai; aijnw'n to;n qeovn. kai; ei\den pa'" oj lao;" aujto;n peripatou'nta kai; aijnou'nta to;n qeovn, ejpegivnwskon de; aujto;n o{ti aujto;" h\n oj pro;" th;n ejlehmosuvnhn kaqhvmeno" ejpi; th'/ JWraiva/ Puvlh/ tou' ijerou', kai; ejplhvsqhsan qavmbou" kai; ejkstavsew" ejpi; tw'/ sumbebhkovti aujtw'/. Kratou'nto" de; aujtou' to;n Pevtron kai; to;n jiwavnnhn sunevdramen pa'" oj lao;" pro;" aujtou;" ejpi; th'/ stoa'/ th'/ kaloumevnh/ Solomw'nto" e[kqamboi. ijdw;n de;, oj Pevtro" ajpekrivnato pro;" to;n laovn, [ndre" jisrahli'tai, tiv qaumavzete ejpi; touvtw/, h] hjmi'n tiv ajtenivzete wj" ijdiva/ dunavmei h] eujsebeiva/ pepoihkovsin tou' peripatei'n aujtovn oj qeo;" jbraa;m kai; jisaa;k kai; jiakwvb, oj qeo;" tw'n patevrwn hjmw'n, ejdovxasen to;n pai'da aujtou' jihsou'n, o}n ujmei'" paredwvkate kai; hjrnhvsasqe kata; provswpon Pilavtou, krivnanto" ejkeivnou ajpoluvein: ujmei'" de; to;n a{gion kai; divkaion hjrnhvsasqe, kai; hj/thvsasqe a[ndra foneva carisqh'nai ujmi'n, to;n de; ajrchgo;n th'" zwh'" ajpekteivnate, o}n oj qeo;" h[geiren ejk nekrw'n, ou hjmei'" mavrturev" ejsmen. kai; ejpi; th'/ pivstei tou' ojnovmato" aujtou' tou'ton o}n qewrei'te kai; oi[date ejsterevwsen to; o[noma aujtou', kai; hj pivsti" hj di j aujtou' e[dwken aujtw'/ th;n ojloklhrivan tauvthn ajpevnanti pavntwn ujmw'n. kai; nu'n ajdelfoiv, oi\da o{ti kata; a[gnoian ejpravxate, w{sper kai; oij a[rconte" ujmw'n: oj de; qeo;" a} prokathvggeilen dia; stovmato" pavntwn tw'n profhtw'n paqei'n to;n Cristo;n aujtou' ejplhvrwsen ou{tw". 19 metanohvsate ou\n kai; ejpistrevyate New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 19

20 eij" to; ejxaleifqh'nai ujmw'n ta;" ajmartiva", 20 o{pw" a]n e[lqwsin kairoi; ajnayuvxew" ajpo; proswvpou tou' kurivou kai; ajposteivlh/ to;n prokeceirismevnon ujmi'n Cristovn, jihsou'n, 21 o}n dei' oujrano;n me;n devxasqai a[cri crovnwn ajpokatastavsew" pavntwn w n ejlavlhsen oj qeo;" dia; stovmato" tw'n ajgivwn ajp j aijw'no" aujtou' profhtw'n. 22 Mwu>sh'" me;n ei\pen o{ti Profhvthn ujmi'n ajnasthvsei kuvrio" oj qeo;" ujmw'n ejk tw'n ajdelfw'n ujmw'n wj" ejmev: aujtou' ajkouvsesqe kata; pavnta o{sa a]n lalhvsh/ pro;" ujma'". 23 e[stai de; pa'sa yuch; h{ti" eja;n mh; ajkouvsh/ tou' profhvtou ejkeivnou ejxoleqreuqhvsetai ejk tou' laou'. kai; pavnte" de; oij profh'tai ajpo; Samouh;l kai; tw'n kaqexh'" o{soi ejlavlhsan kai; kathvggeilan ta;" hjmevra" tauvta". 25 ujmei'" ejste oij uijoi; tw'n profhtw'n kai; th'" diaqhvkh" h " dievqeto oj qeo;" pro;" tou;" patevra" ujmw'n, levgwn pro;" jbraavm, Kai; ejn tw'/ spevrmativ sou ejneuloghqhvsontai pa'sai aij patriai; th'" gh'". 26 ujmi'n prw'ton ajnasthvsa" oj qeo;" to;n pai'da aujtou' ajpevsteilen aujto;n eujlogou'nta ujma'" ejn tw'/ ajpostrevfein e{kaston ajpo; tw'n ponhriw'n ujmw'n. Lalouvntwn de; aujtw'n pro;" to;n lao;n ejpevsthsan aujtoi'" oij ijerei'" kai; oj strathgo;" tou' ijerou' kai; oij Saddoukai'oi, diaponouvmenoi dia; to; didavskein aujtou;" to;n lao;n kai; kataggevllein ejn tw'/ jihsou' th;n ajnavstasin th;n ejk nekrw'n, kai; ejpevbalon aujtoi'" ta;" cei'ra" kai; e[qento eij" thvrhsin eij" th;n au[rion: h\n ga;r ejspevra h[dh. polloi; de; tw'n ajkousavntwn to;n lovgon ejpivsteusan, kai; ejgenhvqh oj ajriqmo;" tw'n ajndrw'n wj" ciliavde" pevnte. jegevneto de; ejpi; th;n au[rion sunacqh'nai aujtw'n tou;" a[rconta" kai; tou;" presbutevrou" kai; tou;" grammatei'" ejn jierousalhvm 6 kai; {nna" oj ajrciereu;" kai; Kai>avfa" kai; jiwavnnh" kai; jlevxandro" kai; o{soi h\san ejk gevnou" ajrcieratikou' 7 kai; sthvsante" aujtou;" ejn tw'/ mevsw/ ejpunqavnonto, jen poiva/ dunavmei New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 20

21 h] ejn poivw/ ojnovmati ejpoihvsate tou'to ujmei'" tovte Pevtro" plhsqei;" pneuvmato" ajgivou ei\pen pro;" aujtouv", [rconte" tou' laou' kai; presbuvteroi, 9 eij hjmei'" shvmeron ajnakrinovmeqa ejpi; eujergesiva/ ajnqrwvpou ajsqenou'", ejn tivni ou to" sevswtai, 10 gnwsto;n e[stw pa'sin ujmi'n kai; panti; tw'/ law'/ jisrah;l o{ti ejn tw'/ ojnovmati jihsou' Cristou' tou' Nazwraivou, o}n ujmei'" ejstaurwvsate, o}n oj qeo;" h[geiren ejk nekrw'n, ejn touvtw/ ou to" parevsthken ejnwvpion ujmw'n ujgihv". 11 ou tov" ejstin oj livqo" oj ejxouqenhqei;" ujf j ujmw'n tw'n oijkodovmwn, oj genovmeno" eij" kefalh;n gwniva". kai; oujk e[stin ejn a[llw/ oujdeni; hj swthriva, oujde; ga;r o[nomav ejstin e{teron ujpo; to;n oujrano;n to; dedomevnon ejn ajnqrwvpoi" ejn w / dei' swqh'nai hjma'". Qewrou'nte" de; th;n tou' Pevtrou parrhsivan kai; jiwavnnou, kai; katalabovmenoi o{ti a[nqrwpoi ajgravmmatoiv eijsin kai; ijdiw'tai, ejqauvmazon ejpegivnwskovn te aujtou;" o{ti su;n tw'/ jihsou' h\san: 14 tovn te a[nqrwpon blevponte" su;n aujtoi'" ejstw'ta to;n teqerapeumevnon oujde;n ei\con ajnteipei'n. 15 keleuvsante" de; aujtou;" e[xw tou' sunedrivou ajpelqei'n sunevballon pro;" ajllhvlou" 16 levgonte", Tiv poihvswmen toi'" ajnqrwvpoi" touvtoi" o{ti me;n ga;r gnwsto;n shmei'on gevgonen di j aujtw'n pa'sin toi'" katoikou'sin jierousalh;m fanerovn, kai; ouj dunavmeqa ajrnei'sqai: 17 ajll j i{na mh; ejpi; plei'on dianemhqh'/ eij" to;n laovn, ajpeilhswvmeqa aujtoi'" mhkevti lalei'n ejpi; tw'/ ojnovmati touvtw/ mhdeni; ajnqrwvpwn. kai; kalevsante" aujtou;" parhvggeilan to; kaqovlou mh; fqevggesqai mhde; didavskein ejpi; tw'/ ojnovmati tou' jihsou'. 19 oj de; Pevtro" kai; jiwavnnh" ajpokriqevnte" New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 21

22 ei\pon pro;" aujtouv", Eij divkaiovn ejstin ejnwvpion tou' qeou' ujmw'n ajkouvein ma'llon h] tou' qeou', krivnate, 20 ouj dunavmeqa ga;r hjmei'" a} ei[damen kai; hjkouvsamen mh; lalei'n. oij de; prosapeilhsavmenoi ajpevlusan aujtouv", mhde;n eujrivskonte" to; pw'" kolavswntai aujtouv", dia; to;n laovn, o{ti pavnte" ejdovxazon to;n qeo;n ejpi; tw'/ gegonovti: ejtw'n ga;r h\n pleiovnwn tesseravkonta oj a[nqrwpo" ejf j o}n gegovnei to; shmei'on tou'to th'" ijavsew". PRT C: Structure: abb a 4.23 jpoluqevnte" de; h\lqon pro;" tou;" ijdivou" kai; ajphvggeilan o{sa pro;" aujtou;" oij ajrcierei'" kai; oij presbuvteroi ei\pan. oij de; ajkouvsante" ojmoqumado;n h\ran fwnh;n pro;" to;n qeo;n kai; ei\pan, Devspota, su; oj poihvsa" to;n oujrano;n kai; th;n gh'n kai; th;n qavlassan kai; pavnta ta; ejn aujtoi'", 25 oj tou' patro;" hjmw'n dia; pneuvmato" ajgivou stovmato" Daui;d paidov" sou eijpwvn, JInativ ejfruvaxan e[qnh kai; laoi; ejmelevthsan kenav parevsthsan oij basilei'" th'" gh'" kai; oij a[rconte" sunhvcqhsan ejpi; to; aujto; kata; tou' kurivou kai; kata; tou' Cristou' aujtou'. sunhvcqhsan ga;r ejp j ajlhqeiva" ejn th'/ povlei tauvth/ ejpi; to;n a{gion pai'dav sou jihsou'n, o}n e[crisa", JHrwv/dh" te kai; Povntio" Pila'to" su;n e[qnesin kai; laoi'" jisrahvl, 28 poih'sai o{sa hj ceivr sou kai; hj boulhv sou prowvrisen genevsqai. kai; ta; nu'n, kuvrie, e[pide ejpi; ta;" ajpeila;" aujtw'n, kai; do;" toi'" douvloi" sou meta; parrhsiva" pavsh" lalei'n to;n lovgon sou, 30 New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 22

23 ejn tw'/ th;n cei'rav sou ejkteivnein se eij" i[asin kai; shmei'a kai; tevrata givnesqai dia; tou' ojnovmato" tou' ajgivou paidov" sou jihsou' kai; dehqevntwn aujtw'n ejsaleuvqh oj tovpo" ejn w / h\san sunhgmevnoi, kai; ejplhvsqhsan a{pante" tou' ajgivou pneuvmato", kai; ejlavloun to;n lovgon tou' qeou' meta; parrhsiva". PRT I : Tou' de; plhvqou" tw'n pisteusavntwn h\n kardiva kai; yuch; miva, kai; oujde; ei " ti tw'n ujparcovntwn aujtw'/ e[legen i[dion ei\nai, ajll j h\n aujtoi'" a{panta koinav. kai; dunavmei megavlh/ ajpedivdoun to; martuvrion oij ajpovstoloi th'" ajnastavsew" tou' kurivou jihsou', cavri" te megavlh h\n ejpi; pavnta" aujtouv". oujde; ga;r ejndehv" ti" h\n ejn aujtoi'": o{soi ga;r kthvtore" cwrivwn h] oijkiw'n ujph'rcon, pwlou'nte" e[feron ta;" tima;" tw'n pipraskomevnwn kai; ejtivqoun para; tou;" povda" tw'n ajpostovlwn: diedivdeto de; ejkavstw/ kaqovti a[n ti" creivan ei\cen. jiwsh;f de; oj ejpiklhqei;" arnaba'" ajpo; tw'n ajpostovlwn, o{ ejstin meqermhneuovmenon uijo;" paraklhvsew", Leuivth", Kuvprio" tw'/ gevnei, ujpavrconto" aujtw'/ ajgrou' pwlhvsa" h[negken to; crh'ma kai; e[qhken pro;" tou;" povda" tw'n ajpostovlwn. jnh;r dev ti" Jnaniva" ojnovmati su;n Sapfivrh/ th'/ gunaiki; aujtou' ejpwvlhsen kth'ma 2 kai; ejnosfivsato ajpo; th'" timh'", suneiduivh" kai; th'" gunaikov", kai; ejnevgka" mevro" ti para; tou;" povda" tw'n ajpostovlwn e[qhken. ei\pen de; oj Pevtro", Jnaniva, dia; tiv ejplhvrwsen oj Satana'" th;n kardivan sou yeuvsasqaiv se to; pneu'ma to; a{gion kai; nosfivsasqai ajpo; th'" timh'" tou' cwrivou 4 oujci; mevnon soi; e[menen kai; praqe;n ejn th'/ sh'/ ejxousiva/ ujph'rcen tiv o{ti e[qou ejn th'/ kardiva/ sou to; pra'gma tou'to oujk ejyeuvsw ajnqrwvpoi" ajlla; tw'/ qew'/. ajkouvwn de; oj Jnaniva" tou;" lovgou" touvtou" pesw;n New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 23

24 a ejxevyuxen: kai; ejgevneto fovbo" mevga" ejpi; pavnta" tou;" ajkouvonta". 6 ajnastavnte" de; oij newvteroi sunevsteilan aujto;n kai; ejxenevgkante" e[qayan. jegevneto de; wj" wjrw'n triw'n diavsthma kai; hj gunh; aujtou' mh; eijdui'a to; gegono;" eijsh'lqen. 8 ajpekrivqh de; pro;" aujth;n Pevtro", Eijpev moi, eij tosouvtou to; cwrivon ajpevdosqe hj de; ei\pen, Naiv, tosouvtou. oj de; Pevtro" pro;" aujthvn, Tiv o{ti sunefwnhvqh ujmi'n peiravsai to; pneu'ma kurivou ijdou; oij povde" tw'n qayavntwn to;n a[ndra sou ejpi; th'/ quvra/ kai; ejxoivsousivn se. e[pesen de; paracrh'ma pro;" tou;" povda" aujtou' kai; ejxevyuxen: eijselqovnte" de; oij neanivskoi eu ron aujth;n nekravn, kai; ejxenevgkante" e[qayan pro;" to;n a[ndra aujth'". 11 kai; ejgevneto fovbo" mevga" ejf j o{lhn th;n ejkklhsivan kai; ejpi; pavnta" tou;" ajkouvonta" tau'ta. Dia; de; tw'n ceirw'n tw'n ajpostovlwn ejgivneto shmei'a kai; tevrata polla; ejn tw'/ law'/: kai; h\san ojmoqumado;n a{pante" ejn th'/ Stoa'/ Solomw'nto". 13 tw'n de; loipw'n oujdei;" ejtovlma kolla'sqai aujtoi'", ajll j ejmegavlunen aujtou;" oj laov": 14 ma'llon de; prosetivqento pisteuvonte" tw'/ kurivw/ plhvqh ajndrw'n te kai; gunaikw'n, 15 w{ste kai; eij" ta;" plateiva" ejkfevrein tou;" ajsqenei'" kai; tiqevnai ejpi; klinarivwn kai; krabavttwn, i{na ejrcomevnou Pevtrou ka]n hj skia; ejpiskiavsh/ tini; aujtw'n. 16 sunhvrceto de; kai; to; plh'qo" tw'n pevrix povlewn jierousalhvm, fevronte" ajsqenei'" kai; ojcloumevnou" ujpo; pneumavtwn ajkaqavrtwn, oi{tine" ejqerapeuvonto a{pante". jnasta;" de; oj ajrciereu;" kai; pavnte" oij su;n aujtw'/, hj ou\sa ai{resi" tw'n Saddoukaivwn, ejplhvsqhsan zhvlou 18 New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 24

25 5.21b 5.25 kai; ejpevbalon ta;" cei'ra" ejpi; tou;" ajpostovlou" kai; e[qento aujtou;" ejn thrhvsei dhmosiva/. a[ggelo" de; kurivou dia; nukto;" ajnoivxa" ta;" quvra" th'" fulakh'" ejxagagwvn te aujtou;" ei\pen, 20 Poreuvesqe kai; staqevnte" lalei'te ejn tw'/ ijerw'/ tw'/ law'/ pavnta ta; rjhvmata th'" zwh'" tauvth". ajkouvsante" de; eijsh'lqon ujpo; to;n o[rqron eij" to; ijero;n kai; ejdivdaskon. Paragenovmeno" de; oj ajrciereu;" kai; oij su;n aujtw'/ sunekavlesan to; sunevdrion kai; pa'san th;n gerousivan tw'n uijw'n jisrahvl, kai; ajpevsteilan eij" to; desmwthvrion ajcqh'nai aujtouv". 22 oij de; paragenovmenoi ujphrevtai oujc eu ron aujtou;" ejn th'/ fulakh'/, ajnastrevyante" de; ajphvggeilan 23 levgonte" o{ti To; desmwthvrion eu{romen kekleismevnon ejn pavsh/ ajsfaleiva/ kai; tou;" fuvlaka" ejstw'ta" ejpi; tw'n qurw'n, ajnoivxante" de; e[sw, oujdevna eu{romen. 24 wj" de; h[kousan tou;" lovgou" touvtou" o{ te strathgo;" tou' ijerou' kai; oij ajrcierei'", dihpovroun peri; aujtw'n tiv a]n gevnoito tou'to. paragenovmeno" dev ti" ajphvggeilen aujtoi'" o{ti jidou; oij a[ndre" ou}" e[qesqe ejn th'/ fulakh'/ eijsi;n ejn tw'/ ijerw'/ ejstw'te" kai; didavskonte" to;n laovn tovte ajpelqw;n oj strathgo;" su;n toi'" ujphrevtai" h\gen aujtouv", ouj meta; biva", ejfobou'nto ga;r to;n laovn, mh; liqasqw'sin. Jgagovnte" de; aujtou;" e[sthsan ejn tw'/ sunedrivw/. kai; ejphrwvthsen aujtou;" oj ajrciereu;" 28 New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 25

26 levgwn, Paraggeliva/ parhggeivlamen ujmi'n mh; didavskein ejpi; tw'/ ojnovmati touvtw/, kai; ijdou; peplhrwvkate th;n jierousalh;m th'" didach'" ujmw'n, kai; bouvlesqe ejpagagei'n ejf j hjma'" to; ai ma tou' ajnqrwvpou touvtou. ajpokriqei;" de; Pevtro" kai; oij ajpovstoloi ei\pan, Peiqarcei'n dei' qew'/ ma'llon h] ajnqrwvpoi". oj qeo;" tw'n patevrwn hjmw'n h[geiren jihsou'n, o}n ujmei'" dieceirivsasqe kremavsante" ejpi; xuvlou: tou'ton oj qeo;" ajrchgo;n kai; swth'ra u{ywsen th'/ dexia'/ aujtou', tou' dou'nai metavnoian tw'/ jisrah;l kai; a[fesin ajmartiw'n. kai; hjmei'" ejsmen mavrture" tw'n rjhmavtwn touvtwn, kai; to; pneu'ma to; a{gion o} e[dwken oj qeo;" toi'" peiqarcou'sin aujtw'/. OiJ de; ajkouvsante" dieprivonto kai; ejbouvlonto ajnelei'n aujtouv". ajnasta;" dev ti" ejn tw'/ sunedrivw/ Farisai'o" ojnovmati Gamalihvl, nomodidavskalo" tivmio" panti; tw'/ law'/, j kevleusen e[xw bracu; tou;" ajnqrwvpou" poih'sai. ei\pevn te pro;" aujtouv", [ndre" jisrahli'tai, prosevcete ejautoi'" ejpi; toi'" ajnqrwvpoi" touvtoi" tiv mevllete pravssein. pro; ga;r touvtwn tw'n hjmerw'n ajnevsth Qeuda'", levgwn ei\naiv tina ejautovn, w / proseklivqh ajndrw'n ajriqmo;" wj" tetrakosivwn: o}" ajnh/revqh, kai; pavnte" o{soi ejpeivqonto aujtw'/ dieluvqhsan kai; ejgevnonto eij" oujdevn. 37 meta; tou'ton ajnevsth jiouvda" oj Galilai'o" ejn tai'" hjmevrai" th'" ajpografh'" kai; ajpevsthsen lao;n ojpivsw aujtou': kajkei'no" ajpwvleto, kai; pavnte" o{soi ejpeivqonto aujtw'/ dieskorpivsqhsan. 38 kai; ta; nu'n levgw ujmi'n, ajpovsthte ajpo; tw'n ajnqrwvpwn touvtwn kai; a[fete aujtouv": o{ti eja;n h\/ ejx ajnqrwvpwn New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 26

27 hj boulh; au{th h] to; e[rgon tou'to, kataluqhvsetai: 39 eij de; ejk qeou' ejstin, ouj dunhvsesqe katalu'sai aujtouv", mhvpote kai; qeomavcoi eujreqh'te. ejpeivsqhsan de; aujtw'/ 40 kai; proskalesavmenoi tou;" ajpostovlou" deivrante" parhvggeilan mh; lalei'n ejpi; tw'/ ojnovmati tou' jihsou' kai; ajpevlusan. OiJ me;n ou\n ejporeuvonto caivronte" ajpo; proswvpou tou' sunedrivou o{ti kathxiwvqhsan ujpe;r tou' ojnovmato" ajtimasqh'nai: 42 pa'savn te hjmevran ejn tw'/ ijerw'/ kai; kat j oi\kon oujk ejpauvonto didavskonte" kai; eujaggelizovmenoi to;n Cristovn, jihsou'n. New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 27

28 SECTION 4: I( )C()I ( ) PRT I: jen de; tai'" hjmevrai" tauvtai" plhqunovntwn tw'n maqhtw'n ejgevneto goggusmo;" tw'n JEllhnistw'n pro;" tou;" JEbraivou", o{ti pareqewrou'nto ejn th'/ diakoniva/ th'/ kaqhmerinh'/ aij ch'rai aujtw'n. proskalesavmenoi de; oij dwvdeka to; plh'qo" tw'n maqhtw'n ei\pan, Oujk ajrestovn ejstin hjma'" kataleivyanta" to;n lovgon tou' qeou' diakonei'n trapevzai": ejpiskevyasqe dev, ajdelfoiv, a[ndra" ejx ujmw'n marturoumevnou" ejpta; plhvrei" pneuvmato" kai; sofiva", ou}" katasthvsomen ejpi; th'" creiva" tauvth": hjmei'" de; th'/ proseuch'/ kai; th'/ diakoniva/ tou' lovgou proskarterhvsomen. kai; h[resen oj lovgo" ejnwvpion panto;" tou' plhvqou", kai; ejxelevxanto Stevfanon, a[ndra plhvrh" pivstew" kai; pneuvmato" ajgivou, kai; Fivlippon kai; Provcoron kai; Nikavnora kai; Tivmwna kai; Parmena'n kai; Nikovlaon, proshvluton jntioceva, ou}" e[sthsan ejnwvpion tw'n ajpostovlwn, kai; proseuxavmenoi ejpevqhkan aujtoi'" ta;" cei'ra". Kai; oj lovgo" tou' qeou' hu[xanen, kai; ejplhquvneto oj ajriqmo;" tw'n maqhtw'n ejn jierousalh;m sfovdra, poluv" te o[clo" tw'n ijerevwn ujphvkouon th'/ pivstei. New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 28

29 PRT C: Part : a (6.87.2a; 7.2b53; a) a Stevfano" de; plhvrh" cavrito" kai; dunavmew" ejpoivei tevrata kai; shmei'a megavla ejn tw'/ law'/. ajnevsthsan dev tine" tw'n ejk th'" sunagwgh'" th'" legomevnh" Libertivnwn kai; Kurhnaivwn kai; jlexandrevwn kai; tw'n ajpo; Kilikiva" kai; jsiva" suzhtou'nte" tw'/ Stefavnw/, kai; oujk i[scuon ajntisth'nai th'/ sofiva/ kai; tw'/ pneuvmati w / ejlavlei. tovte ujpevbalon a[ndra", levgonta" o{ti jkhkovamen aujtou' lalou'nto" rjhvmata blavsfhma eij" Mwu>sh'n kai; to;n qeovn: sunekivnhsavn te to;n lao;n kai; tou;" presbutevrou" kai; tou;" grammatei'", kai; ejpistavnte" sunhvrpasan aujto;n kai; h[gagon eij" to; sunevdrion. e[sthsavn te mavrtura" yeudei'", levgonta", JO a[nqrwpo" ou to" ouj pauvetai lalw'n rjhvmata kata; tou' tovpou tou' ajgivou touvtou kai; tou' novmou: ajkhkovamen ga;r aujtou' levgonto", o{ti jihsou'" oj Nazwrai'o" ou to" kataluvsei to;n tovpon tou'ton kai; ajllavxei ta; e[qh a} parevdwken hjmi'n Mwu>sh'". kai; ajtenivsante" eij" aujto;n pavnte" oij kaqezovmenoi ejn tw'/ sunedrivw/ ei\don to; provswpon aujtou' wjsei; provswpon ajggevlou. Ei\pen de; oj ajrciereuv", Eij tau'ta ou{tw" e[cei oj de; e[fh, [ndre", Speech: Part : 7.2b10 ajdelfoi; kai; patevre", ajkouvsate. JO qeo;" th'" dovxh" w[fqh tw'/ patri; hjmw'n j braa;m New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 29

30 o[nti ejn th'/ Mesopotamiva/ pri;n h] katoikh'sai aujto;n ejn Carravn, 3 kai; ei\pen pro;" aujtovn, [Exelqe ejk th'" gh'" sou kai; ejk th'" suggeneiva" sou, kai; deu'ro eij" th;n gh'n h}n a[n soi deivxw. 4 tovte ejxelqw;n ejk gh'" Caldaivwn katwv/khsen ejn Carravn. kajkei'qen meta; to; ajpoqanei'n to;n patevra aujtou' metwv/kisen aujto;n eij" th;n gh'n tauvthn eij" h}n ujmei'" nu'n katoikei'te, 5 kai; oujk e[dwken aujtw'/ klhronomivan ejn aujth'/ oujde; bh'ma podov", kai; ejphggeivlato dou'nai aujtw'/ eij" katavscesin aujth;n kai; tw'/ spevrmati aujtou' met j aujtovn, oujk o[nto" aujtw'/ tevknou. 6 ejlavlhsen de; aujtw'/ ou{tw" oj qeo;" o{ti e[stai to; spevrma aujtou' pavroikon ejn gh'/ ajllotriva/, kai; doulwvsousin aujto; kai; kakwvsousin e[th tetrakovsia: 7 kai; to; e[qno" w / eja;n douleuvsousin krinw' ejgwv, oj qeo;" ei\pen, kai; meta; tau'ta ejxeleuvsontai kai; latreuvsousivn moi ejn tw'/ tovpw/ touvtw/. 8 kai; e[dwken aujtw'/ diaqhvkhn peritomh'": kai; ou{tw" ejgevnnhsen to;n jisaa;k kai; perievtemen aujto;n th'/ hjmevra/ th'/ ojgdovh/, kai; jisaa;k to;n jiakwvb, kai; jiakw;b tou;" dwvdeka patriavrca". 9 Kai; oij patriavrcai zhlwvsante" to;n jiwsh;f ajpevdonto eij" i[gupton: kai; h\n oj qeo;" met j aujtou', 10 kai; ejxeivlato aujto;n ejk pasw'n tw'n qlivyewn aujtou', kai; e[dwken aujtw'/ cavrin kai; sofivan ejnantivon Faraw; basilevw" ijguvptou, kai; katevsthsen aujto;n hjgouvmenon ejp j i[gupton kai; o{lon to;n oi\kon aujtou'. New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 30

31 h\lqen de; limo;" ejf j o{lhn th;n i[gupton kai; Canavan Speech: Part : kai; qli'yi" megavlh, kai; oujc hu{riskon cortavsmata oij patevre" hjmw'n. 12 ajkouvsa" de; jiakw;b o[nta sitiva eij" i[gupton ejxapevsteilen tou;" patevra" hjmw'n prw'ton: 13 kai; ejn tw'/ deutevrw/ ajnegnwrivsqh jiwsh;f toi'" ajdelfoi'" aujtou', kai; fanero;n ejgevneto tw'/ Faraw; to; gevno" tou' jiwshvf. 14 ajposteivla" de; jiwsh;f metekalevsato jiakw;b to;n patevra aujtou' kai; pa'san th;n suggevneian ejn yucai'" ejbdomhvkonta pevnte, 15 kai; katevbh jiakw;b eij" i[gupton. kai; ejteleuvthsen aujto;" kai; oij patevre" hjmw'n, 16 kai; metetevqhsan eij" Suce;m kai; ejtevqhsan ejn tw'/ mnhvmati w / wjnhvsato jbraa;m timh'" ajrgurivou para; tw'n uijw'n JEmmw;r ejn Sucevm. 17 Kaqw;" de; h[ggizen oj crovno" th'" ejpaggeliva" h " wjmolovghsen oj qeo;" tw'/ jbraavm, hu[xhsen oj lao;" kai; ejplhquvnqh ejn ijguvptw/, 18 a[cri ou ajnevsth basileu;" e{tero" ejp j i[gupton o}" oujk h[/dei to;n jiwshvf. 19 ou to" katasofisavmeno" to; gevno" hjmw'n ejkavkwsen tou;" patevra" hjmw'n tou' poiei'n ta; brevfh e[kqeta aujtw'n eij" to; mh; zw/ogonei'sqai. 20 ejn w / kairw'/ ejgennhvqh Mwu>sh'", kai; h\n ajstei'o" tw'/ qew'/: o}" ajnetravfh mh'na" trei'" ejn tw'/ oi[kw/ tou' patrov": 21 ejkteqevnto" de; aujtou' ajneivlato aujto;n hj qugavthr Faraw; kai; ajneqrevyato aujto;n ejauth'/ eij" uijovn. 22 kai; ejpaideuvqh Mwu>sh'" ejn pavsh/ sofiva/ ijguptivwn, h\n de; dunato;" ejn lovgoi" kai; e[rgoi" aujtou'. 23 JW" de; ejplhrou'to aujtw'/ tesserakontaeth;" crovno", ajnevbh ejpi; th;n kardivan aujtou' ejpiskevyasqai tou;" ajdelfou;" aujtou' tou;" uijou;" jisrahvl. 24 kai; ijdwvn tina ajdikouvmenon hjmuvnato New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 31

32 kai; ejpoivhsen ejkdivkhsin tw'/ kataponoumevnw/ patavxa" to;n ijguvption. 25 ejnovmizen de; sunievnai tou;" ajdelfou;" aujtou' o{ti oj qeo;" dia; ceiro;" aujtou' divdwsin swthrivan aujtoi'", oij de; ouj sunh'kan. 26 th'/ te ejpiouvsh/ hjmevra/ w[fqh aujtoi'" macomevnoi" kai; sunhvllassen aujtou;" eij" eijrhvnhn eijpwvn, [ndre", ajdelfoiv ejste: ijnativ ajdikei'te ajllhvlou" 27 oj de; ajdikw'n to;n plhsivon ajpwvsato aujto;n eijpwvn, Tiv" se katevsthsen a[rconta kai; dikasth;n ejf j hjmw'n 28 mh; ajnelei'n me su; qevlei" o}n trovpon ajnei'le" ejcqe;" to;n ijguvption 29 e[fugen de; Mwu>sh'" ejn tw'/ lovgw/ touvtw/, kai; ejgevneto pavroiko" ejn gh'/ Madiavm, ou ejgevnnhsen uijou;" duvo. 30 Kai; plhrwqevntwn ejtw'n tesseravkonta w[fqh aujtw'/ ejn th'/ ejrhvmw/ tou' o[rou" Sina' a[ggelo" ejn flogi; puro;" bavtou. 31 oj de; Mwu>sh'" ijdw;n ejqauvmazen to; o{rama: prosercomevnou de; aujtou' katanoh'sai ejgevneto fwnh; kurivou, 32 jegw; oj qeo;" tw'n patevrwn sou, oj qeo;" jbraa;m kai; jisaa;k kai; jiakwvb. e[ntromo" de; genovmeno" Mwu>sh'" oujk ejtovlma katanoh'sai. 33 ei\pen de; aujtw'/ oj kuvrio", Lu'son to; ujpovdhma tw'n podw'n sou, oj ga;r tovpo" ejf j w / e{sthka" gh' ajgiva ejstivn. 34 ijdw;n ei\don th;n kavkwsin tou' laou' mou tou' ejn ijguvptw/, kai; tou' stenagmou' aujtw'n h[kousa, kai; katevbhn ejxelevsqai aujtouv": kai; nu'n deu'ro ajposteivlw se eij" i[gupton. 35 Tou'ton to;n Mwu>sh'n, o}n hjrnhvsanto New Testament: New Testimony to the Skills of the Writers and First Readers 32