8.  PavVs  Gospel  to  tlie  Jews

We  have  heard  the  preaching  of  S.  Peter  at  Jerusalem';  and  now
S.  Luke  is  going  to  give  a  representation  of  S.  Paul's  teaching,  or,
as  he  liked  to  call  it,  Miis  gospel®';  and  here  *to  the  Jew  first,'
though  even  here  *to  the  Gentile  also.'  This  sermon  is  obviously  but
a  summary  of  the  long  address  which  the  apostle  actually  delivered;
in  its  present  fonn,  like  the  other  sermons  in  the  Acts,  it  bears  the
signs  of  compression,  and  in  its  final  composition  S.  Luke's  hand  is
evident.  In  its  matter  also  it  closely  resembles  the  other  sermons.
And  yet  in  these  few  verses  there  are  unmistakable  marks  of  the
characteristic  thought  and  phraseolo^  of  S.  Paul,  as  will  be  pointed
out  below.  Further,  there  is  in  particular  such  a  constant  agreement
witii  the  Epistle  to  the  Galatians  as  can  hardly  be  accidental.  This  will
appear  from  the  references  given  below.
The  sermon  falls  into  three  parts  :  I  (w.  17-25)  the  introduction;
II  (26-37)  the  gospel;  III  (38-41)  the  practical  appeal.  I.  Like
S.  Stephen  S.  Paul  begins  by  giving  a  survey  of  the  history  of  Israel.
At  the  same  time  his  originality  ana  indepenaence  of  mind  is  obvious.
