This event doesn’t have the former magicians, etc. buying magic books in order to burn them. That would be the only true parallel.
So, but I suspect a lot of today's whiny feel-good, Purpose Driven Christians would have advocated that rather than burn the Socerery books, that they should have sold them to feed the poor.
No, they publicly burned them and probably pissed off a lot of the idolaters in the process.
You are assuming that the Apostle Paul wasn't standing by in approval. It's appearance in scripture suggests that Paul did approve of this demonstration of their rejecting the texts of false religion.
However, you want it to be 2nd generation Christians burning the texts of false religions. The New Testament isn't about 2d generation Christians.
You must remember, though, that Paul NEVER was a practitioner of those religions. He was a Pharisee, a member of Judaism, an adherent of the religion out of which Christianity grew.
Therefore, Paul's presence is a 2nd generation Judeo-Christian, one who NEVER was a member of those religions who was present giving approval to the burning of those texts.
The parallel is that the church in Gainesville represents a bunch of Paul's who are part of another burning of false texts.
I suspect my Messianic brethren might have some insight into this.
Now, if this pastor is attacked or killed for this act, do you blame the murderous adherents of this evil cultocracy or do you blame those who burned the texts?