Article: Peter and Paul, Apostles June 29, 2008.(Preaching Helps)

Acts 12:1-11

Psalm 87:1-3, 5-7

2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18

John 21:15-19

Even the one feast day that happens to fall on a Sunday in this two-month period reflects the central dialectic of these two months: Jew and Gentile, law and grace, works and faith. The texts for the feast, however, do not reflect this dichotomy (as in Gal 1:18-2:14 or Acts 15:1-29) but instead are about martyrdom. Of course, the deaths of Peter and Paul are not described in Scripture, but Jesus prophesies Peter's death in the Gospel, and Paul suspects that the time of his "departure" has arrived in the epistle.

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