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- Theophilus means friend, or lover of God. He was a Christian, probably a Roman, to whom Luke dedicated both his Gospel. It has been concluded that Theophilus was a person of rank, perhaps a Roman officer.
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Theophilus was the person for whom Luke originally wrote his two books: the Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostles. It is interesting to note that around 26% of the New Testament was written to Theophilus in Luke’s writings.
May 9, 2024 · Who was Theophilus at the beginning of Luke and Acts? What does the name Theophilus mean? Was Theophilus an actual person, or does it refer to all those who are loved by God?
Sep 21, 2024 · A person named Theophilus makes a brief but intriguing appearance in the Bible. Emerging only in two books of the New Testament, he appears at the beginning of the Gospel of Luke and again at the start of the book of Acts. With so little evidence of him, can we know anything about who he was?
Aug 17, 2023 · Updated Aug 17, 2023. In the inscription to the gospel of Luke and the book of Acts (both written by Luke), the author dedicates his writings to a believer named Theophilus. While not much is known about this specific individual, where he came from, or who he was, Theophilus was nonetheless the blessed recipient of two of the most meticulous ...
According to Eusebius and Jerome, Luke was a Syrian of Antioch. A Theophilus who held some high distinction at Antioch is mentioned in the Clementine Recognitions. This may be the person for whom Luke wrote. There remains the possibility that Theophilus was a pagan and not a Christian at all.
Theophilus appears in the Bible primarily as a recipient of two significant New Testament writings: the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts. But who exactly is Theophilus, and what is his importance within the wider biblical context? The Identity of Theophilus
Theophilus (Greek: Θεόφιλος) is the name or honorary title of the person to whom the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles are addressed (Luke 1:3, Acts 1:1). It is thought that both works were written by the same author, and often argued that the two books were originally a single unified work. [1] Both were written in a refined ...
