Atos 19
William Barclay · Citado em PreceptAustin
Atos 19
Barclay - One Greek manuscript adds a touch which sounds like the additional detail an eyewitness might bring. It says that Paul taught in that hall from 11 am to 4 pm. Almost certainly, that is when Paul would teach. Until 11 am and after 4 pm, Tyrannus would need the hall himself. In the Ionian cities, all work stopped at 11 am and did not begin again until the late afternoon because of the heat. We are told that there would actually be more people sound asleep in Ephesus at 1 pm than at 1 am. What Paul must have done was to work all morning and all evening at his trade and to teach in the midday hours. It shows us two things—the eagerness of Paul to teach and the eagerness of the Christians to learn. The only time they had was when others rested in the heat of the day—and they seized that time. It may well put many of us to shame for complaining that things are inconvenient at times. (The New Daily Study Bible – The Acts of the Apostles) Toussaint adds that "One Greek manuscript adds that the school was available from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., when most people would have their noon meal and an afternoon "siesta." This tradition is probably correct. The rest of each day Paul worked with his own hands (Acts 20:34)." (BKC) Lexham Bible Dictionary on The Way - One of the primary terms used in the book of Acts to describe the early Jesus movement (e.g., Acts 9:2). Earlier followers of the Jesus movement are also described as “the disciples” (hoi mathētai; e.g., Acts 11:26), “the church” hē ekklēsia; e.g., Gal 1:13; 1 Cor 1:2), and “Christians” (Christianos; e.g., Acts 11:26; 26:28; compare 1 Pet 4:16). Origin of the Term - The origin of the term “the Way” (e.g., Acts 9:2; 19:9, 23; 22:4; 24:14, 22) as an early name for the Jesus community is not fully clear, although there is parallel usage to define a community. For example, the term “the Way” is used in Qumran literature (1QS IX, 17; compare VIII, 14 and IX, 19–20), and there is comparable usage in philosophical texts (e.g., Lucian, Menippus 4; Epict. Diatr. 1.4.29). In Qumran literature, the term designates the mode of Jewish life lived by the community at Qumran, involving strict observance of the Mosaic law (Fitzmyer, Acts of the Apostles, 424). These sectarians are thought to have chosen the way (of truth and righteousness) and to be part of Isaiah’s highway in the wilderness (Isa 40:3; Keener, Acts 2:1627; compare Mark 1:3). Transposed to the account in Acts—to the early Jewish sect soon to be labeled Christianity (Acts 11:26)—the use of “the Way” may to some extent be taken as referring to the mode of Christian life and morals (compare Did. 1.2, 4.14, 5.1; Barn. 5.4, 11.7, 19.1–2, 12; 20.1; Herm. 35.2), which resonates as well with central scriptural themes (compare, e.g., Exod 18:20; Deut 9:16; Prov 12:28; Keener, Acts 2:1626). It seems that “the Way” is used in Acts because of the claim of Jesus’ followers that they had found “the way” through Christ. Keener observes that this is “the distinctive element by which they defined themselves as heirs to the way of truth and righteousness as distinct from others” (Keener, Acts 2:1627). “The Way” is also applied in Christ-related, exclusivist terms (compare John 14:6), meaning Christ is viewed as the only “way” who demands exclusive loyalty; this proclamation and the faith-based and self-sacrificial lifestyle it demanded became a marker for the early church of identity and membership. The Way as More than a Sect - The term “the Way” is partly explained in Acts 24:14 (“the Way, which they [outsiders] call a sect”), where Paul seems to reject the interpretation of “the Way” as just another form of Judaism or as a Jewish sect (hairesis, hairesis) like Pharisaism or Essenism (Fitzmyer, Acts of the Apostles, 735). Instead, it seems that Paul sees “the Way” as its own viewpoint. Although irony is not explicitly thematized in Acts 9, the account of Saul’s relation to “the Way” (on his way to Damascus) makes ironic use of hodos-language: “Saul traveled on the way against the Way, yet he was stopped on the way to join the Way” (Bock, Theology, 307; see Acts 9:17, 27). Some five to seven years before Paul’s conversion to “the Way,” the earliest Christian community had begun with the calling of the first disciples to follow Jesus (Hengel, “Eye-witness memory,” 75). It is this group that Paul ultimately joins. Acts 19:10 This took place for two years, so that all who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks. NET Acts 19:10 This went on for two years, so that all who lived in the province of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord. GNT Acts 19:10 τοῦτο δὲ ἐγένετο ἐπὶ ἔτη δύο, ὥστε πάντας τοὺς κατοικοῦντας τὴν Ἀσίαν ἀκοῦσαι τὸν λόγον τοῦ κυρίου, Ἰουδαίους τε καὶ Ἕλληνας. NLT Acts 19:10 This went on for the next two years, so that people throughout the province of Asia-- both Jews and Greeks-- heard the word of the Lord. KJV Acts 19:10 And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks. ESV Acts 19:10 This continued for two years, so that all the residents of Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks. ASV Acts 19:10 And this continued for the space of two years; so that all they that dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks. CSB Acts 19:10 And this went on for two years, so that all the inhabitants of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the message about the Lord. NIV Acts 19:10 This went on for two years, so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia heard the word of the Lord. NKJ Acts 19:10 And this continued for two years, so that all who dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks. NRS Acts 19:10 This continued for two years, so that all the residents of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord. YLT Acts 19:10 And this happened for two years so that all those dwelling in Asia did hear the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks, This took place for two years - Ac 18:11 20:18,31 Ro 10:18 so that all who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord - Ac 16:6 2Ti 1:15 1Pe 1:1 Rev 1:4,11 both Jews and Greeks -Ac 18:4 20:20,21 Ro 1:16 10:12 1Co 1:22-24 Ga 3:28 Col 3:11 Acts 19 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries PAUL'S EXTENSIVE MINISTRY AT EPHESUS This took place for two years - That is Paul reasoned concerning Jesus for 2 years in the school of Tyrannus. In Acts 20:31 were learn that Paul was in Ephesus for "a period of three years." Dating is difficult and not necessarily definitive, but with that caveat the time is about 52-55 AD. Most agree that Paul wrote 1 Corinthians near the end of his time at Ephesus (cf Acts 19:22). So that (hoste) - term of purpose. For what purpose did Paul remain in Ephesus? Clearly to assure that the Word of the Lord would spread throughout Asia, which would be modern western Turkey (See map).
Atos 19
Barclay - When pilgrims came to Ephesus they liked to take a souvenir home. These silversmiths were makers of little silver model shrines which were bought and sold as souvenirs. MacArthur gives some historical context to help understand why shrines to Artemis were such a big money making business in Ephesus - The worship of the goddess Artemis was widespread throughout the Roman Empire. There appears to have been at least thirty-three shrines to Artemis throughout the Roman Empire, making it perhaps the most popular cult of all. Ephesus, site of the impressive Temple of Artemis (one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World), was the center of Artemis worship. Pilgrims flocked to the city, especially during the annual festival to Artemis held each spring. The trade generated by this influx of pilgrims was an essential part of the Ephesian economy. It is likely that the riot described in this passage took place during that festival, at the peak season for the sale of the paraphernalia of Artemis.(Ibid) Was bringing (furnishing, providing)(3930)(parecho from para = near, beside + echo = hold) basically (literally) means to hold beside, To hold out toward someone, to present, offer. to cause someone to experience something. NET Note - The charge that Christianity brought economic and/or social upheaval was made a number of times in Acts: 16:20–21; Acts 17:6–7; Acts 18:13. Business (2039)(ergasia from ergázomai = to toil, work) means to engage in some type of activity or behavior with sustained interest and thus describes a pursuit. Ergasia in the present context means a pursuit for profit. Men like Demetrius were playing on the superstitious nature of the pagans in Ephesus and it was paying off!