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Since a commentary is a fundamental tool for the expositor or teacher who seeks to interpret and apply Scripture in the church or classroom, the NAC focuses on communicating the theological structure and content of each biblical book. The writers seek to illuminate both the historical meaning and contemporary significance of Holy Scripture. In its attempt to make a unique contribution to the...

community. Such violators were excluded from the common meal for a period of a year and had their food rations cut by a quarter.101 Other suggestions have sought to alleviate the judgmental note in the story of Ananias and Sapphira. It is often argued that their “lying to the Spirit” was the sin Jesus declared to be “unforgivable.”102 It has already been noted that Acts 5:1–11 simply does not depict Ananias and Sapphira’s sin in terms of blaspheming the Spirit, attributing the work of the Spirit
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