“And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers:”
'And now it is because of my hope in what God has promised our ancestors that I am on trial here today. - The transition ('And now') marks the shift from his past as a zealous Pharisee to his present as a prisoner. His 'hope' (elpis, elpis) is 'in what God has promised our ancestors' (epi tē elpidi tēs epangelias tēs genomenēs hypo tou theou pros tous pateras hēmōn, epi tē elpidi tēs epangelias tēs genomenēs hypo tou theou pros tous pateras hēmōn-'based on the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers'). He anchors Christian hope in Jewish ancestral promise, making his faith not a break from Judaism but its fulfillment.
Church Fathers on Acts 26:6
And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers: unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews. Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead? Acts 26:6-8 Two arguments he lays down for the Resurrection: one, the argument from the prophets: and he does not bring forward any prophet (in…
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