Community and Mission – Additional Resources

Further Reading:

• Lawrence M. Wills ,“The Depiction of the Jews in Acts,” JBL110 (1991) 631-54.
• John J. Kilgallen, “The Function of Stephen’s Speech (Acts 7, 2-53), ”Biblica 70 (1989) 173-93. 

Articles: (click to view)

• • The Benefit of a Punitive God: The Story of Ananias and Sapphira, by A. Jerry Bruce and Marsha J. Harman
  • Saints Stephen and Philip: What Deacons Should Be, by Kevin Bezner

Sermons: (click to view)

• The Deceit of Ananias and Sapphira, by John Lowe

Videos: (click to view)

• The Sequel: Jesus Continued in the Book of Acts with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Week 4: Pushed Out of the Nest (full lecture)
• Philip, the Deacon, Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton
• Philip and the Ethiopian, Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton

Podcasts: (click to access)

“A World Full of Miracles” (Fifth Sunday of Easter), Chapter, Verse, and Season: A Lectionary Podcast

Art: (click to view)

• The Death of Ananias, by Raphael
• The death of Ananias and Sapphira with the washing of Peter’s feet, by Charles Lebrun