The Acts of the Apostles

208 THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES
xix. 29. The Macedonians Gains and Aristarchus
are introduced quite abruptly.
xix. 32 takes up the thread of verse 29, though
verses 30 and 31 intervene.
xix. 33. Alexander is abruptly introduced without
comment. We are left in darkness as to his person-
ality and his intentions ; even the construction of ck
Se Tov o-)(Xov (Tvv€/3il3acrav tov ^AXe^avSpov is not at all
clear; moreover, the purpose of the sudden interven-
tion of the Jews is not obvious.
xix. 34. e-TriyvovTeg . . . Kpal^ovreg. Anacoluthon.
xix. 37. It is doubtful who the avSpe^ ovroi are.
Are they St. Paul and his companions ? Probably
Gains and Aristarchus. What then is the intention
of the whole intervening episode with Alexander ?
Moreover, verse 38 has better connection with 36
than with 37 (Wellhausen).
XX. 16. It is not said whether St. Paul actually
arrived at Jerusalem for Pentecost.
XX. 19. What St. Paul recalls here is not covered
by the narrative in chap. xix.
XX. 23. Here also the summary statement gives
quite new information.
XX. 32. Here tw SwajuLevu) either refers to tm
KvpiM instead of the nearer rw Xoyco or the whole
phrase is incorrect as an epithet.
xxi. 20. aKov(ravT€^ eliraVi here we expect St. James
to speak, but the words are put into the mouths of
St. James and the presbyters speaking together
xxi. 27. The seven days are spoken of as if it had
been said before that seven days were still wanting
for the accomplishment of the vow.
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