On January 23, 2001 Professor Walker gave our class his presentation titled “Humor in the Book of Acts”. Some of the things he said have caused me to look at the way I read the New Testament in a different light. Even though I had read it a number of times before I never realized some of the humor or funny situations that he pointed out. He explained to us that he believed that the best way to read the New Testament is literally. Professor Walker explained …showed first 85 words of 569 total…
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…showed last 85 words of 569 total…and died, so Paul stopped preaching so he could raise him from the dead, and then he continued preaching. That just sounds like something Elder Richards would do. It also put a lot of pieces together for me when he explained the relationship of Paul and Peter. Peter although not as sophisticated or well spoken as Paul, still in charge.
I appreciated Professor Walker giving of his time to our class. I did gain a greater understanding of the New Testament in general, especially acts.
