Article 2 of 3 in the series Stephen’s Speech in Acts 7
Things Hard to be Understood | by Rob Thiele | Volume 24, Issue 2 | March – April 2018
One of the notable commentaries on the Acts of the Apostles is that by Richard B Rackham, first published in 1901. He, with others, identified (or thought he did) some 15 discrepancies between Stephen’s comments on Israelitish history and the original Old Testament record. We want to re-visit these and see if we can discern a reasonable understanding of the facts of the matter.
400 Years. Or Was That 430 Years?
Stephen references the Genesis record again: “And God spake on this wise, at his seed should sojourn in a strange land: and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.” The reference is to Genesis 15:13. Rackham’…
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