Eutychus
Eutychus /ˈjuːtɪkəs/ (Greek:
Though some (e.g. William Barclay, F. F. Bruce), do not believe that Eutychus died, Wayne Jackson observes the following facts: 1) the author Luke, a physician (Col. 4:14), plainly states that Eutychus was "taken up dead" (Greek: ἤ
The name Eutychus means "fortunate".
One researcher compares this memorable accident that happened to Eutychus with the myth of Elpenor in the Odyssey.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bible Gateway passage: Acts 20:7-12 - King James Version". Bible Gateway. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "The Case of Eutychus". Christian Courier. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ Doughty, Darrell J. (1996). MacDonald, Dennis R. (ed.). "Luke's Eutychus and Homer's Elpenor: Acts 20:7-12 and Odyssey 10-12". Institute for Higher Critical Studies. Drew University: 4–24. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
Further reading
[edit]- Barclay, William (1955), The Acts of the Apostles (Philadelphia: Westminster Press).
- Bock, Darrell L. (2007), "Acts: Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament" (Ada, Michigan: Baker Publishing Group)
- Bruce, F.F. (1977), Paul: Apostle of the Heart Set Free (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans).
- Oster, Richard (1979), The Acts of the Apostles, Part II (Austin, Texas: Sweet Publishing Company).
External links
[edit]- The Case of Eutychus Archived 2020-12-01 at the Wayback Machine, Christian Courier