The family commentary; or New Testament with notes, adapted to the use of family worship, and made into short readings, by T. Raven

by Thomas Raven

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1856 ...i the council, of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians,and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen. 10 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake. 11 Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God. 12 And they stirred up the 13 And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the 14 For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us. 15 And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been people, and the elders, and the the face of an angel. 1--15. There were two great sections of tlie Jews; those who spoke the Oriental tongue, and were called Hebrews; and those who, living in places where the Greek language was spoken, were called Grecians. A strong prejudice against each other grew up in these parties, and exhibited itself too early, even among those who were converted to the faith of Christ. A consequence of the unfriendly feeling wns, that the widows of the Grecians were said to be neglected in favour of the Hebrew widows. But it is the part of good men to be willing to remedy evils when they arise, and not to cherish and encourage the continuance of accordingly as soon as this matter was brought before the twelve apostles, they chose seven men, most of them probably of the Grecian party, for their names seem to bespeak them Grecians, to administer the charities of the disciples justly. One of these was the first martyr to the Christian faith after the death of the Lord Jesus. He was a man fu...

288 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2012

About the author

Thomas Raven is originally from Savannah, Georgia. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his cat, Mina, and several Fender Telecasters.