Acts 15 - Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Bible Study & Commentary

Introduction

A.M. 4055. A.D. 51.

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(1,) Some Jewish converts urging it as necessary that the Gentile Christians should observe the law of Moses, Paul and Barnabas go to Jerusalem to consult the apostles and elders upon that question, Acts 15:1-5 .

(2,) A meeting of the apostles and elders being held to consider it, Peter declares against imposing such a yoke on the Gentile converts, Acts 15:6-11 .

(3,) Paul and Barnabas give an account of their success among the Gentiles, and James delivers his judgment on the matter in debate, agreeing with Peter, Acts 15:12-21 .

(4,) The apostles and elders approve of what Peter and James had proposed, and send letters by Judas and Silas, accompanying Paul and Barnabas to the churches, to acquaint them with the decision of the council, Acts 15:22-29 .

(5,) The decree, being carried to Antioch, is received there by the disciples with great joy, Acts 15:30 , Acts 15:31 .

(6,) Judas and Silas continue some time at Antioch, and preach to the people, as do also Paul and Barnabas, Acts 15:32-35 .

(7,) Paul proposes to Barnabas to revisit the churches which they had planted: but not agreeing about taking Mark, they separate, and Barnabas, with Mark, sails to Cyprus; and Paul, taking Silas, goes through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches, Acts 15:36-41 .

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments

One of the most eminent of the early Methodist ministers in England, Joseph Benson was born at Melmerby, in Cumberland, Jan. 25, 1748. At sixteen he became a Methodist and was converted. In 1766 Mr. Wesley appointed him classical master at Kingswood School. He devoted himself closely to philosophy and theology, studying constantly and zealously.Joseph Benson became a Methodist circuit rider in 1771. A close associate of Wesley, he was chosen to be a member of the Legal One Hundred who governed the Conference at Wesley's death and he was president of the Conference two times. As one of post-Wesley Methodism's most popular preachers, he sometimes addressed crowds of over twenty thousand. Wesley established an extensive organization, including the circuit riding system and a media or press to showcase books, pamphlets, and a monthly magazine. After the death of John Wesley, Joseph Benson took over the Methodist/Wesleyan movement and the organization that Wesley created.During the Bristol dispute of 1794 he led the conservative Church Methodists and was against moves which suggested that the Methodists were breaking ties with the Church of England; he was one of the last leaders to contend for the methods and philosophy of eighteenth-century Wesleyan Methodism. The circulation of The Methodist Magazine rose from ten thousand to twenty-four thousand per issue on his watch, and it was one of the most widely read periodicals in pre-Victorian England. He was an able writer, serving as apologist against Joseph Priestley, as biographer of John Fletcher, and as author of a multi-volume commentary on the Bible.Benson was influential in Methodism, and through the press, especially the magazine, he was able to extend his influence to non-Methodists as well. He and other Methodist leaders, through preaching and publication, disseminated their conservative social and political credo and may be credited in part with creating a climate in which the seeds of Victorianism could thrive.... Show more

One of the most eminent of the early Methodist ministers in England, Joseph Benson was born at Melmerby, in Cumberland, Jan. 25, 1748. At sixteen he became a Methodist and was converted. In 1766 Mr. Wesley appointed him classical master at Kingswood School. He devoted himself closely to philosophy and theology, studying constantly and zealously.... Show more

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