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John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - BREAKFAST with JESUS
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - BREAKFAST with JESUS
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
BREAKFAST with JESUS Fishing was Peter’s idea but he has abandoned ship, leaving the others lurched over the side dragging the net in (21:8). When they come ashore, they find ‘a charcoal fire’. The use of anthrakia for the fire immediately recalls the high priest’s courtyard, whe…
The Womens' Bible Commentary - Tabitha and the Joppa Assembly
The Womens' Bible Commentary - Tabitha and the Joppa Assembly
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Tabitha and the Joppa Assembly Between the story of Saul’s unmanning and Peter’s correction (Acts 10) is the story of the only woman specifically named “disciple” (math?tria) in the Greek New Testament: Tabitha. Like Saul of Tarsus, she is a Greek-speaking Jew who has both a Jewi…
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 102 07/02/16