A. The martyrdom of Stephen 6:8-8:1a
Luke presented the events surrounding Stephen’s martyrdom in Jerusalem next. He did so to explain the means God used to scatter the Christians and the gospel from Jerusalem into Judea, Samaria, and the uttermost parts of the earth. This record also throws more light on the spiritual strength and vitality of the church at this time. Stephen’s experiences as recorded here resemble those of our Lord, as Peter’s did in the earlier chapters. Witherington listed 10 parallels between the passions of Jesus and Stephen. [Note: Witherington, p. 253.]
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