The Pulpit Commentary — Acts — Volume 2 — Section 114

Ver. 11.-Aml when for when, A.V.: into obedient," and translating as if '' hnr_rlAn_ed" forin A.V. Into the Name of the Lord Jeeua and "disobedient" were two ac!Jecti vc~. (eoo cb. viii. 16). So too eh. x. 48 of Corneliusdestroys this consequence. Speaking evil o.nd his compo.ny, "He commo.nded thorn lo be of; 1<a1<0>.oyoiines (see Matt. xv. 4; Mark bo.ptized in the Name ( Iv ,,.o/ &v6µ.a,,.,) o~ J csus ix. 39), frequent in the LXX. as the ren- Obrist" (R. V.). The formula of bo.pt1sm, O.R dering of ,S.p (Exod. xxi. 17; I Sam. iii 13), oommnnded by the Lord Jesus himself, was, which is otherwise rendered by 1<a,cws efaew," "In [or,' into'] the Name (els ,,.~ dvoµ.a) of the as in Lev.xx. 9. Itis nearly synonymous with Father, o.nd of the Son, and of the Holy fJ>..arr<f,11µ.e,v. The Way (as var. 23; see eh. Ghost" (Matt. xxviii. 20). But the candi- ix. 2, note). They would speak evil of the date always first made o. profession of his gospel by describing it as a. blasphemy faith in Jesus Christ, as in the A. V. of against God and against Moses, as contrary oh. viii. 37 ; and the effect of baptism was to the Law, as subversive of a.II the custom~ an incorporation into Christ so ~e to_ l?arta.ke and traditions of the Jews, and so on. Ha of his dea.th unto sin a.nd his ltte unto departed. 'A1ro,r,,.&.s is more than simply riahteousness. It was, therefore, a. true and ••departing;" it implies a withdrawal and co~pendious description of baptism, to speak separation from fellowship with them, as in of it a.a a. baptism in (or into) _the Name_ of 1 Tim. vi. 5 (A.V.), "From such withdraw Jesus Christ. (See the Baptismal Service thyself;" Eccles. vii. 2, '' Depart from the in the Book of Common Pra.yer.) There unjust" (comp. Luke xiii. 27). Separated does not seem to be any diffel"ence of meaning the disciples. Hitherto the converted Jews between ,v T<p lw&µ.a,,., and els .,.,l dvoµ.o.. at Ephesus harl continued to join their Ver. 6.-Had laid his hands, eto. (see eh. unconverted brethren in the worship of the viii. 17 and note). We have here a. distinct synagogue; now Paul withdre~ them a.:1d mark of Paul's true apostleship (see eh. separated them (a.<f,wp,rre, Gal. u. 10). Tne viii. 17, 18). For the manifestation of the school of Tyrannus; uxo>-fi, leisure; then, Spirit, see oh. x 46. " the employment of leisure," as especi- Ver. 1.-They were in all about twelve m6fl ally in philosophic discussions and the like; for all the men were about twelve, A.V. thirdly the "place" were such discussions Ver. S.-Entered forwent, A.V.; reasoning were h;ld, a. school. It is uncertain whether for disputing, A.V. (61<1AE')'Oµ.evos, as ver. 9 Tyrannus was a. Gentile well known at the 1md eh. xvii. 2, 17; xviii. 4, 19, etc.); aa to time (without the Twos), who kept a kctnre- the things for the things, A.V. This last is room for philosophic discussions or lectures a. needless change, since ,re/Bew properly on rhetoric,or whether he was a.Jew who held governs an a.cousative of the things per- a private school or meetina in bis house-a. suaded or taught, and it is a right English beth-midrash-as was not w'.;'.common in large useof"topersua.de" to apply it to the thing towns where ma.ny Jews were (Lightfoot, vol. inculcated. For the use of the phrase "the iii. p. 236). " Beth-midr_ash-The _Jewish kingdom of God" as a compendious_ descr\P.- divinity school, where their rloctors disputed tion of Christian doctrine, see oh. 1. 3; VIIL of the more high and difficult matters of the 12 • xx. 25; xxviii. 23. St. Luke uses the Law" (Index to Lightfoot's Works). It was ph~ase very frequently (~uke vi_._:20: viii. commonly the upper room in the house -~f 10 ; ix. 27, 60, 62 ; X. 11 ; Xl, 20 ; Xlll. 20, 28 ; a rabbi (Lightfoot, on eh. ~i. }3, vol. vw. xvi. 16; xvii. 20; xxi. 31, etc.). 363), whence "house of rabbis wa.~ syno_ny- Ver. 9.-Some for divers, A.V.; disobedi- mous with beth-midrash, house ofd15cusB1on. ent for believed not, A.V. (,j,relBovv, as eh. The name Tyronnus occurs in 2 ~Ince. iv. 40; xiv. 2; xvii. 5, T.R.); speal,ing for butspake, Josephus, 'Ant. Jud.,' xvi. x. 4: 'Bell Jud.,' A.V.; the Wayforthatway,A.V.;reasoning i. xxvi. 6, of an officer in Herod's body- for disputing, A.V.; Tyrannus for one Tyran- guard, who might b~ a Jew ~r a. Greek; _a.nd nus A.V. Were hardened; or, hardened a certain Tyrannus 1B descnbed bY: SuH.las t/wi:.iselves. Whether considered as active BS a sophist and an author, possibly the or middle, the ha.!"dening their minds against same as is here spoken of. Lightfoot, Meyer, the reception of the truth WBS just as volun- Alford, and others thiuk that the Tyrannus tary an action as that of one who shuta his here spoken ofwa.s a.Jew; Lange, Olshausen, eyes that he may not see the light. For the Howson, Farrar, Lewin, etc., t!ii_nk he was use of ,r,c1>.11pJvw, (Hebrew ;if?p,;J, applied toa Greek philosopher or rhetoncuu. Some the heart or the neck), see Rom. ix. 18; Heb. think thot "the school of TyrannUB" wa:1 iii. 8, 15 ; iv. 7-passages all founded upon the nome of the lecture-room from some the LXX. of Ps. xciv. 8. See also Exod. former teacher (see Renl\ll. p. 3-15). vii. 22; viii. 19; and Eco!us. :ux. 11, where, Ver. 10.-For for by, A.V.; Lord for Lord as bore, duinbedienca is the oonsequenoe of Jesus, A.V. and T.R. Two years (see c~. ,x~ 31, note). Both Jews and G_reeks. Ih1~ being hardtmed. M-l,,ro,,.• u,c1>.11puv8els ci1rn8fi'.7P. ,ro1, " Leet being hardened he disobey the~.' mention of Jews fa mthor 1D favuur of The B.V., by leaving out "were" before 11 d111- Tyrannus beiDg a Jew, but not rlcl'isivj. 116 THI!: ACTS OF THE Al'\lSTLES. [on. XIX, 1-41.