This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870 edition. Excerpt: ...the description of an eye-witness. Luke seems, on Paul's first visit to Macedonia, to have remained behind at Philippi, as the direct style of narrative is there dropped (Acts xvi. 16); and now when Paul, passing again through Macedonia, came to Philippi, Luke rejoins him, and the direct style is ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870 edition. Excerpt: ...the description of an eye-witness. Luke seems, on Paul's first visit to Macedonia, to have remained behind at Philippi, as the direct style of narrative is there dropped (Acts xvi. 16); and now when Paul, passing again through Macedonia, came to Philippi, Luke rejoins him, and the direct style is resumed. 'Ev TpadBi--at Troas. For a description of Alexandria Troas, see note to Acts xvi. 8. Ver. 6. Mera ra? jj/tepa? rwv atyficov--after the days of unleavened bread. No reason is assigned why Paul's companions preceded him. Meyer supposes that Paul remained behind at Philippi to celebrate the Passover. This reason certainly did not equally apply to his companions, as most of them were Gentiles; but it hardly accords with the freedom of Paul's views. The days of unleavened bread seem to be merely mentioned as a date. The section Acts xx. 1-6 comprehends a period of ten months, from Pentecost of the year 57 to the Passover of the year 58; three of which months Paul spent in Corinth. Axpi tjfiepwv rrhne--in five 1 See remarks upon the authorship of the Acts in the Introduction. days. When Paul on a former occasion sailed from Troas to Neapolis, he accomplished the voyage in two days (Acts xvi. 11); whereas five days were now consumed in sailing in the opposite direction, from Neapolis to Troas. The navigation of the sea was uncertain, and they were perhaps hindered by contrary winds or by a calm. Ver. 7. 'Ev Be 177 fiia r&v aafifiarwv--and upon the first day of the week. Mia, the cardinal number, is here used for irpwrfj, the ordinal number. XafifSarwv in the plural, used for the singular, in imitation of the Hebrew form. The word is frequently used after numerals in the signification of a week (Matt. xxviii. 1; Mark xvi. 2; John xx. 19; 1...
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