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William Willimon combines the latest findings in Lukan scholarship with he pastoral, educational, and theological concerns of the local church to provide a new interpretation of Acts. He bases his comment on the idea that the purpose of Acts was not to make Christianity acceptable to the Roman states but rather to preserve the integrity of the church against the onslaught of classical culture. ...

Saul’s response is interesting. He wants to know who the “me” is whom he is persecuting. He fully intends to persecute those whom he regards as enemies of God. Can it be that the faithful persecutor of God’s enemies has become God’s enemy? Saul’s address to the voice contains irony since he calls him “lord” or “sir.” The one whom Saul now calls “my lord” will be his Lord, as the crucial turning point in verse six indicates. The voice moves from accusation to commission, indicating that this story
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