Reading for May 21st

Read Acts 17.1-15
In 17.1-15: Conflicts in Thessalonica and Beroea
In verses 1-2: As was his custom like Jesus (Lk 4.16), Paul's mission again begins with the Jews, in a synagogue on the sabbath (16.3; 17.17).
In verse 3: The scriptural interpretation again focus on the necessity of the suffering of the Messiah (2.32-36; 3.18-20; 4.26-7).
In verse 5: Jealousy was also identified as the motive for earlier efforts by Jews to stir up opposition to the apostles (5.17; 13.45), which is probably an echo of Deut 32.21 where God makes Israel jealous (see Rom 10.19).
Jason's house is identified as a house of prayer or a "house church" (see Lydia in 16.15).
In verse 6: Turning the world upside down meant rebellion against the Roman order (11.28: 21.38; 24.5).
In verse 7: Calling Jesus "the messiah" sounded like he was being acclaimed a king, which either meant a pretender to the rule of the emperor or at least the crowing of a ruler without Roman authorization, grounds enough for an execution (Lk 23.2-3, 35-37).
In verse 9: unlike in Philippi, the officials use legal means of bail, and Paul and Silas depart without a confrontation (16.36-39).
In verse 10: Beroea is about 60 miles south of Thessalonica.
In verses 11-12: Their scripture study every day is commended as a quest for the truth in contrast to the rabble in Thessalonica.
The Greek women and men appear to be in the synagogue too.
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