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In Chalmer E. Faw's (Church of the Brethren) commentary on Acts, the key theme is witnessing for Jesus Christ, from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth. God's Spirit anoints the church at Pentecost, leads believers in handling conflicts between converts new and old, and empowers Christians to overcome false beliefs and magic.

also appear among Aramaic-speaking Jews (Munck, 1967:57). The Hellenists among the seven would be better able than anyone else to care for the needs of the group who feel they are being discriminated against. This is a delegation of responsibility and workload, like Moses’ appointment of seventy elders to assist him (Exod. 18:13–27). The new leaders, nominated by the group but appointed by the apostles, are to be seven in number. This is common among Jews in appointing boards for special duties (Marshall:
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