Tag: Acts 6:1-8
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Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
[Something a little less than a sermon on the Uniform Series text for this Sunday, Acts 6:1-8:] As we look in on this episode from Acts, this story of the life of the early Church, here’s what we see: a conflict is taking shape. That’s the first thing. These early Christians do their best to […]
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion (Acts 6 1-8)
Here are some questions over the Uniform Series text, Acts 6:1-8, that we could consider in class on Sunday: The text mentions that “a dispute arose …,” and goes on to describe steps that were taken to respond to it, without giving many details about the dispute itself (e.g., no names are mentioned, and there […]
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Exegetical Exercise (Acts 6 1-8)
The Uniform Series text for Sunday, August 6, is Acts 6:1-8. Here’s the text (Inclusive Bible version), and my notes: 1In those days, as the number of disciples grew, a dispute arose between the Hellenistic Jews and those who spoke Hebrew, that the Greek-speaking widows were being neglected in the daily distribution of food. 2The […]
Matters of Interpretation 