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Posted on Thursday, July 14, 2016

Young teenagers who prophesy–Acts 21:9

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Nobody’s too young to serve God or be full of God’s power!

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Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2016

Why Paul referred to an altar of an unknown god–Acts 17:23

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2.8 minutes by Acts scholar Craig Keener. For 23 free lectures on Acts, see http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/ted_hildebrandt/DigitalCourses/00_DigitalBiblicalStudiesCourses.html#Acts_Keener

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Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2016

Wise philosophers misunderstand Paul–Acts 17:18

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5 minutes by Acts scholar Craig Keener. Acts 17:18. With background information (minus excursus on the philosophic schools, in adjacent video material from which this was excerpted). For 23 free lectures on Acts, see http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/ted_hildebrandt/DigitalCourses/00_DigitalBiblicalStudiesCourses.html#Acts_Keener

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Posted on Friday, March 4, 2016

Ancient apologetics

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3 minutes: ancient apologetics. How Paul was able to use Jewish apologetic arguments when engaging with ancient intellectuals. Also apologetics vs. skepticism today. 3-minute video clip by Acts scholar Craig Keener. For 23 free lectures on Acts, see http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/ted_hildebrandt/DigitalCourses/00_DigitalBiblicalStudiesCourses.html#Acts_Keener

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Posted on Thursday, February 25, 2016

Was Paul really a Roman citizen?–Acts 16:37

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Paul’s Roman citizenship. 13.4-minute lecture by Acts scholar Craig Keener. For 23 free lectures on Acts, see http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/ted_hildebrandt/DigitalCourses/00_DigitalBiblicalStudiesCourses.html#Acts_Keener

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Posted on Thursday, February 18, 2016

Preventing suicide, Acts 16:27-28

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Paul prevents his jailer’s suicide in Acts 16:27-28, with background. 5 minutes by Acts scholar Craig Keener. For 23 free lectures on Acts, see http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/ted_hildebrandt/DigitalCourses/00_DigitalBiblicalStudiesCourses.html#Acts_Keener

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Posted on Thursday, February 11, 2016

Beating and abuse in Philippi

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5-minute lecture from Acts scholar Craig Keener. For 23 free lectures on Acts, see http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/ted_hildebrandt/DigitalCourses/00_DigitalBiblicalStudiesCourses.html#Acts_Keener

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Posted on Thursday, February 4, 2016

What we can know about Lydia in Acts 16?

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Lydia and women of Philippi. This is an 8-minute lecture by Acts scholar Craig Keener. For 23 free lectures on Acts, see http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/ted_hildebrandt/DigitalCourses/00_DigitalBiblicalStudiesCourses.html#Acts_Keener

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Posted on Thursday, January 28, 2016

Paul and the Jerusalem Council

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Paul and the Jerusalem Council–Acts 15, and how Galatians 2 fits this. 9-minute lecture by Acts scholar Craig Keener. For 23 free lectures see http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/ted_hildebrandt/DigitalCourses/00_DigitalBiblicalStudiesCourses.html#Acts_Keener

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Posted on Thursday, January 21, 2016

Where did Paul get his name? (2.5 minutes)

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Acts 13:9: Where did Paul get his name? 2.5-minute clip by Acts scholar Craig Keener.

For 23 free lectures on Acts, see http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/ted_hildebrandt/DigitalCourses/00_DigitalBiblicalStudiesCourses.html#Acts_Keener

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