I | IV. THE WorD IS CARRIED FURTHER: TESTIMONY EVEN TO GENTILES (9:1-14:28) . A. The Persecutor Becomes a Christian Witness (9:1-31) 1. THE CALL OF SAUL (@:1-19a) +h kt ing et i i a pesca etreinee teeta ES pei eet Soe ee niergranares otic toe ae Gonncaetaeecesmttd Eonar cance des ae een aye igen mater, Force dae he eld ot esd Neva Shari cae as Soe ernie cea eanacen remus ate sehen ence ‘The Wen Cart Furr etry een Ges 9 sce man named nana etsing eying] hand on im tha he might recover his st” "But Anan teed, “Lae, hve head oe my People about this man and how much harm be his done your deed Feopl in esl. "He is here mm wth thoy Hor the ciel pre {trestle whol upon our ame” "Bathe Lod wid hin, es Ths man ia chaeninstumenta mane oa name eke Cees aa kin, dhe cheno trae." ysl shall sao hi ow mach he wl have ‘refer th sale fy wane So Ana we and ented tebe He {oes nds on i. ings ny berth on os whe ppt toyuon the oda ou were coming Hera ent ne ayo i eee ou sight ad be filed wah he Hay Spit” "immediately someting He ‘lest fom hi ees, and he tected karsight He got up nd wa be, en head ten ome od, he gained he eng, 0 eh Wi oie a al rect ogame ering ete apes ae ‘Times Sra dys at nde The Lone Spa aman png etait Poncho Wher Indedciineetrsatng bons hep Scheel ede “edo on Sa yr dick eran aa ‘COMMENT Here pn another ret secon of Act, which dsb the send ofthe Wie fom etal the grap ene of cre sty tothe id age a sna endenerindeatedin Jet command eth otes sar te ‘no othe nde thea ae 18 ands None) To inontan tresae {oben the infantil aceite, the lade of We Tween he Sresaway of Cristy fm osha. The sy Sel cal wih whi his stion bg. a ptt ce inthe spend he Wed Gente for he beng eal to bg is tesimon ose pole ke hat foeindoed th spread a the Word f Got ster than Jes in Jadeain he activity athe est Pip in Samara on the rnd Cas. [Now he conti his naa of the prado the Word by secountnghaw Sal the precio comers wes oon Ct Lae hs deny ected Sno penecating Costin ie Jenn The soul tothe once he ‘ay Sl plans cay ths dies een o Chita s Dames Fr the Sst Time we ear of Cisins usie athe ned cy of fren, der, osama “Thissan impos incident inthe Lacan soy because irate how Sal sho wll become the hr a econ hala At sora by he es ive Bee esi eared by Crna Cents, Lae at ‘cepa this her it the Chan comma This the stony of eeof Sol ts pat an account of his phological "comenion” tien hae ‘ered, but the dy of how dn race Hanns even the ie a ea heen nee of Pals ee a of et ew ae he sion wheter Pail segeence onthe dw Dama choo cone Sion” call Send has ight ce that waa miseaigotPul een te unectnd something ke he epee of Augustine or Luther ort tn example ofthe “moypeciv concen’ since Pal helps fie few ps wa ous eorcence in Pi 346; Cal 13-14 (The Apo fa Hee cen feat A Rl at he ‘mance fs pychalopea exeenc inte Augustinian ee, ven Lk as ‘pit Sauallaran experienc tht as hnged er taro hin fom 2 pec fos wc oe sen Chis That wall at shuld be est by Inecemerion’ isnt the toy of he cortenion of rete bu ae ‘thor henen at ut he pectin of Cas people ‘The inode is nga Lake, bers he no conto ase oly see er 1 a wl ce ore sn he Speeches (21-16; 260-8), Thy, he tines ove in At oe ead the soy ‘faut cnvenon Thy rprecnta sgl lon deed lately Goes Sl himselt Late vocabulary and ple nal the fos ve qe sia, pit is todeney tory pm and deta "Fhe ihe scot o Sets cl Lake way eling thes, Fa Pa gen decrtion a th experince, se Cal 11-16 1 Cor; 188-10; Pll ST Pal msl low God resale Som tb that he might ‘reach hi fothe Gee and how he ceed the pel” lhe abe [reaching thing nid abou! he gape the Lacan secant Rather, Sal ‘ected the church, hich becomes the way he eas shout he esto. “hl aan aso Scr one sae thttels how te eaperene ok pace Itmight abo Be alld commasining ‘the, since oe elles nc on halk plac onthe leg GE Sal by the Lord fs a at isbument of eangelaaton. Hedack would Have Ble hat hi eptde rs ional mace sony adapted a nunisining mate” (Ps CoresionCal’ 43), bt dat hye Ssoodorbe The ese dosnt hn th tate oa male toy ere Fesembles the form oe OT prophet el "The maratne undosbledy hat been dre by Lake rom his aline rc, eas about Sl joumeyingt Danas, empovezed wi auf te ugh tin Fran osyngguesmDamanan hs eneoune wt ei (Chas sot distance om Ua ey, his eqn emparay nds, hi ‘eng ced fo bya Chita dip in Dara ned kt evel Sept, eee of ght and reception the Spit "The epee eos rover Chisphey, 4 eoibeation of Cod Santa wh pees him with he ee of ih Cte ay | ‘shat ral human being ets how he per he en hs bane forms even the ahpesecoe of hi church ino ms ardent ender ad ‘Meo Cari Fre Rstinony Ente Genin 2k roles wien tn the couse of the ep the in Chit inst Ase- fa Salto Become "s chosen insert of tne cay mame bee Gees and ing andthe hen Ee” (315) Hee ha the ese esti, chose by Chit han oar vie on is be He tlc that etimony othe end fhe cath (8) Thins te ony ee {ndheNT htt os ppentcostl appease sien Chit atone in Cor 158, Fal hel seals fh appearance of Chi and rete Pepenlecstal appearances coded other hu om ps Pls Fence on his ight oe ele an “spate” | Cor 1-3) ‘See Haenchen (Act, 525-27) or eer temp of Spits, Wendl, Hine, Drew avon Dac toanaztheee cent a gue bas Non the fas ally suceeded, Wht we fat chap 9's Lakes dation (ot egenday account, pace Hine wat he has eae om hs Paine ‘orcs nu Sauls experience on he oat Damas fa Cod pode tha Srl woul goto Dunas i pseu al: be encounter bythe ken Chis, cred by Anan, and become heen samen ho the “schpenceuir is commisioned cay the “tame” ff tof Ling ad Gentes CE Tim 12-14 fra illite description fhe eel. ‘oar isthe means weteby he Lan Sal snot i te atng CChstn church Caltans Pal make we mention of Ann est, string that hs vraon sect fons Cod and nt om burn beg too the renonwhyhe nist on hgh tobe eld an apne Tate ‘eb the wa Sul ean ese och 6,98 ae ane, Sed the very calle by Jess himsl hh Lot basen Sal (9.27 Even though Anansi mda fc the sing tps dee "on of Saal in the char the sen Chit ar called him seta Bat ge ‘ase with Gal 1216 although hee Pal uri thecal io Ga the Fer Mores, sthe es Chit emis Anan wo oat Eater !metator who wee eagerta envi the cence been the coy af Sots conversion a Sauls on aceaunt ne ten onde or dee, tel plied down ths detail “The Lacan acount of Sal al haz aes ben compared withthe eal of oliesothe OF (eg Kgs 22198-22s I-sJer 4-10), bt isp tanto tonne arene Inthe OT aha sis tected asco sion for spel mien it a tcl to change ones way af Me whey the burden ofthe al of Sa: e become the cn Clr hon re ‘ent fr the event Cente ineed, bathe abo aed one thatthe crated King of he Jews a bene Gas Mec tn ds He ‘celedobeceres nest Chat tochage fom hi lesepse Sul hy cad to tender his preven uenanding of hel and to ub to Goi will marten the ron of Chat ens Ao Je, Sl ny ‘ell hae eked font the ering of + Mesh ule bs cen ele) ty recogie Je that Mesh, now rel ploy the shen Cait ‘haem his “ell” ivoes indeed» convenion See 0. H. Sel, “Foage sshichtiche Remertungen=“Te signe ofthis pide in Ac about Saul cl has been well caught WyAD Nook “Thc fone Christians] as jie by al ho had eadie ‘athe bina tc Cian torment under cetaceans ima nw tide The Twelve Jensle and dust st ei ey ‘seth und i the Cpl of oad the Gael bic too shape ound [ete he ita and compton of the ge tine in ‘tic they ad shane. Forte became 1 Bad nt deo. Baal onthe ether and, had eared them and thes potted ad ron hm eat sd soul tothe stage a suppres thr. Pr hen ‘ecome Cran meat te Bt instance complete change fc. ithe fit comers oe of wich we Lane olde He brought tent mer sesh ents bt ao an imperious one nee od ‘overt intepetation and econeaon a thes he new i ie si (Camera Th OW athe New Rl fom Alexander the {ret to Agustin of Hippo (Oxford: Caendn, 1938 190-1) Notewrty inhi cinta ithe mison by Lake fy mes: tom oi journey to “An (Gal 17) alae eu 89 Dames tire ‘The el of hl to ie“ chown tren” fhe em Chit cary it same before Genes bing andthe chien of ae reruns ane fhe rat Stoner of dine grace the history nt el of Chast but of he werd ‘The ahpenccu of Chests wat tnlemed by thea of hist the tc the Cente (Rom 1:1), The Lacan dy ofthat eal and ander ston proche the power fhe en Chitin hee a a Being "Man prep bu Cd peso he plover NOTES ‘81, Now Su sib mn te opi eed die “it ting ted mer agen Lae matin ey pe the Gel ef hl Hs hendr cotins the dos of Sak he fessor of ne wo be lowed Ln charg 83 e Sto Te dsm np Sad ned een Chine injoundamands enon eps tht re np he eR Giepe Se th le ing ee pe papal so Shige tinge gence ha Sa she On ie flor ero on con tj stae tc en hse Roe on 298 EF andro“ dM hd it) Ne Te tis a ih hehe ae ye eae ‘hhh fom 08 oat oo As et co ing S057 ar oe 18439). ich The Won sari Further estima Fee tes 3 Scone hn te ie salience tation The dng ee meanness ek Soma hin fhe grin Den he etn od ve set nemesis Sen ar say os Bas ‘ew dap ert ed el psy ol cee Siete cen entre tern Ph Besa sh etre a and ohh pt sae Sate deve peer cca eee nasal es ‘fare wal bp nem imthe dap eh ee tha eng nec Crane ops ISH nae ‘iota i Hea ee acts es ks soy penetra Stty nang eden inten cen nS et fc ees ex hagt oe thoy cs oe Ga fos tp ate grip onan a pr yn Sin ste ne ance os Ldhren ange ate ate Hema on he eae Se to cent npc sR ee ae pened he yA Ga Te 83 dace Ens one Ths Scan Ge ta Sed ‘rnd ye Saker ae Ren Stel he Nata ig Fp Das atc nl npn a ISIS 1a SGOT 1 Senny an rl Ron em hacer ti Soman Mew dot me ccs eon eet 56th se sper Hes Se Jiameapin onde colts en ee ‘ive eed ye Nase shah tg ete Bee be gaceco.80 met n sarin ae sane cpanel moe Salta enn on icy geen Tops Demeeas Se slinehdtor tm sen lage Ge roe ESE Bip "The Gr Nath Ren ea sry BM Tees ‘cei oft Rw, WT hf See taal INE hil, Ronn Ne Ee So TELE at ged arc eae sy De sent cpt a fe asserts ues oe ira yore lege aL rt tng sche mans can re hs ch nd eg open oh 2 ie 2 ance crn et a vion Pai penn nl Sv gen {ie} htinwninphena 0, ped lonage cies Fes e223) pC Sot a eStats eye og fb ale oa