Reading for May 13th

Read Acts 14.8-20
In verses 8-10: Paul's healing of the man crippled from birth closely parallels Jesus" (Lk 5.17-26) and Peter's (Acts (Acts 3.1-10).
In verses 11-12: Greek tradition included stories of such visitations from the realm of the gods.
Zeus was at the top of the assembly or Pantheon of the God's.
Hermes was the divine messenger with winged feet.
In verse 13: Even rumors of a visit of Zeus could bring fame to a local temple.
In verses 14-15: The apostles Barnabas and Paul (v.4) respond just as Peter did to Cornelius (10.26) and as Herod did not when acclaimed divine (12.22).
In verses 15-17 This is the first sermon in Acts to gentiles who may not know Jewish scriptural tradition, calling for repentance (turn from these worthless things to the living God) by a broad appeal to the order of creation (4.24; 17.24-31; Rom 1.18-25).
In verse 19 The report of pursing opponents from previous cities (13.50-14.5) will be repeated in 17.13 (see gal 2.4-5; 5.11).
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