... disc. on 19:13 and Marshall, p. 99). But from the first, Peter had ascribed the miracle to “the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob” (3:13). Ultimately, it was God’s power that had healed the man, and no charge could be laid for ... figure is far too high. Modern estimates of the population of Jerusalem at the time of Jesus vary between 25,000 (Jeremias) and 250,000 (Hanson). The latter figure may still be too high, but improvements to the water supply effected by Herod the Great would allow for at least 70, ...
... v. 4) as though they had done something great. What had been done was due entirely to God, whom he identified as the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers (v. 13). This description is first found in the Exodus narrative (Exod. 3:6, 15f.; 4:5; cf. ... starkly drawn. 3:16 NIV has made good sense out of the contorted Greek of this verse. The following is a literal translation by Hanson, p 74: “And at the faith of his name this man, whom you see and know, his name has made strong, and the faith ...
