Bible Study
Welcome to our Fall Session of Bible Study!
Topic: Acts of The Apostles
Date/Times: Wednesdays, Sept. 25 to Oct. 16, 2024 at 10AM and 6:30PM
Location: Parish Hall
Material: The Bible (preferably Catholic study Edition), Collegeville Bible Commentary Series, Volume: 5 _ Acts, (will be provided) and Handouts and Instructional Material provided by Fr. Mirek If one could argue that the Book of The Acts Of The Apostles is a SEQUEL to the Gospel According to Saint Luke, I
would propose to go even further, and entertain the idea – or a hypothesis – that Acts of The Apostles might be actually a second part of a TRYPTYCH – Three Books written by the same author, identified in this particular instance as Saint Luke. His Gospel, smoothly transitioning into the Acts Of The Apostle might be – and I think it is a strong evidence for it – closed by an very elaborate ( here I do believe
SOMEONE was helping Luke to edit His initial text) and by very profound Book of The New Testament: The HEBREWS. So, what about Luke as an AUTHOR of all THREE: Gospel, Acts and Hebrews?
EVEN BEFORE we try to answer some questions about the Acts we need to keep in mind that the OBJECTIVE (if not main goal of Saint Luke here) was to answer the burning question: How the NON – JEWS – the GENTILES – could claim the heritage of Israel? Or in other words: How Jesus inherits King David’s throne (Peter recites Psalm 16) and how come it moves from Jerusalem (from Jewish Converts)
to the WHOLE WORLD? Friends, if you like to study the New Testament, I invite you
to the FIRST of our Fall SESSIONS of Bible Studies where we will dove a bit dipper into the Bible and study Saint Luke and His Acts of The Apostles. Hope to see many of you! No RSVP is required.
Fr. Mirek