Acts 5-8 Acts 5-9 S5E25: The movement grows in the face of resistance (Acts 5.7-16) [No new links for this episode.] S5E26: The apostles, in and out of prison, again (Acts 5.17-28) Angels in Acts (PDF) S5E27: We must obey God rather than humans (Acts 5.29-42) Acts 5 shape and keywords (PDF) S5E28: Introduction to Acts 6-7 Some issues in interpreting Acts 6-7 (PDF) Acts 6 shape and keywords (PDF) S5E29: Responding to the needs of the community (Acts 6.1-7) Historical interpretations of Acts 6 that are no longer viable (PDF) S5E30: Stephen is confronted (Acts 6.8-15) [No new links for this episode.] S5E31: Stephen tells of Abraham (Acts 7.1-8) Acts 7 shape and keywords (PDF) Stephen’s speech (Acts 7) and Paul’s speech (Acts 13) compared (PDF) S5E32: Stephen speaks slyly of Joseph (Acts 7.9-16) [No new links for this episode.] S5E33: Stephen speaks of baby Moses (Acts 7.17-22) Moses in Acts (apart from Stephen’s speech) (PDF) S5E34: Stephen tells of Moses seeking justice among the Israelites (Acts 7.23-29) [No new links for this episode.] S5E35: Stephen speaks of Moses at the bush (Acts 7.30-38) [No new links for this episode.] S5E36: Stephen speaks of idols made with human hands (Acts 7.39-50) Prophetic passages in Acts 7.40-49 (PDF) S5E37: Stephen, first martyr in the Name of Jesus (Acts 7.51-60) “One mind” in Acts (PDF) S5E38: Samaritans, magic, a eunuch and Saul: Introduction to Acts 8.1-9.31 Issues to be addressed in interpreting Acts 8.1-9.31 (PDF) Acts 8 shape and keywords (PDF) “Judeans” in Acts (PDF) S5E39: Saul, "the destroyer" (Acts 8.1-3) Sequence of Saul’s transformation in Acts 8-9 (PDF) S5E40: Philip in Samaria encounters "magic: (Acts 8.4-9) Roots of the Judean-Samaritan schism (PDF) “Magic” at the time of Acts (PDF) S5E41: The Samaritans, including Simon, join The Way (Acts 8.9-13) Nested chiasm of Acts 8.5-13 (PDF) S5E42: Peter "cancels" Simon (Acts 8.14-24) “Peter and John” in Luke-Acts (PDF) S5E43: Philip is sent to the wilderness to meet an Ethiopean power-eunuch (Acts 8.25-28) [No new links for this episode.] S5E44: Philip and the power-eunuch engae Isaiah (Acts 8.28-34) [No new links for this episode.] S5E45: The Ethiopian eunuch joins The Way (Acts 8.35-40) [No new links for this episode.] S5E46: Saul, on the road to Damascus (Acts 9.1-5) Presuppositions about the “conversion of Saul” (PDF) 4 Maccabees 4.2-14 as parallel to Saul in Acts 9 (PDF) S5E47: Saul takes a three day retreat (Acts.9.6-9) Harvey Egan, SJ quotes used in the video (PDF) S5E48: Ananias: "Brother Saul!" (Acts 9.10-19a) “Visions” in Acts (PDF) S5E49: "This one is the son of God" (Acts 9.19b-22) Psalm 2 annotated (PDF) S5E50: Saul escapes plots against him (Acts 9.23-31) [No new links for this episode.]