Tag: Acts 9:10-19
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Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The main conclusion from our class this morning, in considering Acts 9:10-19, was that Ananias was a significant influence on Saul [Paul], through his embodiment of the characteristics that any of us ought to strive to embody as Christians: trust in God and obedience; welcoming and loving the people we encounter; making a way into […]
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion (Acts 9 10-19)
Here are some questions related to Acts 9:10-19, the Uniform Series text for Sunday, August 20, that we might try to discuss in class: The reading opens with the Lord appearing to Ananias in a vision, and announces that Saul has also seen a vision while praying. From what we know about Ananias and Saul, […]
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Exegetical Exercise (Acts 9 10-19)
The Uniform Series passage for Sunday, August 20 is Acts 9:10-19, the last part of the episode of Paul (Saul’s) dramatic conversion experience (or, “conversion” experience, if we follow the new scholarship on Paul, which I do, that holds that Paul never stops “being Jewish,” although he does clearly become a disciple of Jesus, Christ) […]
Matters of Interpretation 