From 4c93f004ab89a110b6ac7535a98d829c5fd1fb11 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: nancino Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 15:01:50 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add 'act/13/intro.md' --- act/13/intro.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) create mode 100644 act/13/intro.md diff --git a/act/13/intro.md b/act/13/intro.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9d355f21 --- /dev/null +++ b/act/13/intro.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Acts 13 General Notes + +#### Structure and formatting + +Some translations set poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to show that it is poetry. The ULB does this with the poetry that is quoted from the Old Testament in 13:33-35 and 13:41. + +This chapter is where the second half of the Book of Acts begins. Luke writes more about Paul than about Peter. Luke also writes about the believers preaching to the Gentiles rather than to the Jews. + +#### Special concepts in this chapter + +##### A light for the Gentiles + +The Bible often speaks of unrighteous people, people who do not do what pleases God, as if they were walking around in darkness. It speaks of light as if it were what enables those sinful people to become righteous, to understand what they are doing wrong and begin to obey God. The Jews considered all Gentiles as walking in darkness, but Paul and Barnabas spoke of telling the Gentiles about Jesus as if they were going to bring them physical light. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]]) + +## Links: + +* __[Acts 13:01 Notes](./01.md)__ + +__[<<](../12/intro.md) | [>>](../14/intro.md)__