Article 22 of 23 in the series Things Hard to Understand
Of the ten specific instances of resurrection in Scripture, seven are in the New Testament, and of these, two by the apostles. Peter, as recorded in Acts 9:36-42 raised Tabitha (Dorcas), a sister of sterling qualities, loved by all. And Paul raised Eutychus, a lad who fell asleep as the Apostle “was long preaching” and then fell three stories to his death. Nothing is recorded concerning the young man, Eutychus, save this incident. So what is the point? Why do we have this record? Why should this be the one instance of resurrection by Paul and what are we to learn from it?
The incident took place at Troas as the Apostle Paul and his companions were on their way back to Jerusalem in the course of Paul’s third missionary journey about 57 AD. Luke, who had sailed from Philippi with Paul to Troas, recorded the circumstances in Acts 20:6-12. Besides Luke, Paul had seven …
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