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Mar 14, 2024 · The book of Acts shows how God essentially took a group of fisherman and commoners and used them to turn the world upside down (Acts 17:6). God took a Christian-hating murderer and transformed him into history’s greatest Christian evangelist, the author of almost half the books of the New Testament.
- II. The Date of Acts: Before A.D. 64/65.
- III. The Sources of Acts
- IV. Purpose of Acts
A. The earliest date for the book of Acts is the two year imprisonment which is recorded in Acts 28:30-31which would have been around A.D. 60 and 61. B. The latest date for the book of Acts is in the second century writings of the church fathers C. The abrupt ending of Acts allows for an early date (around the time of the events), but could also be...
A. It is certain that Luke used sources in his composition of his double work (Luke 1:1-4). B. In the Gospel of Luke there are parallel sources (the synoptics) from which one can compare Luke’s writing and posit sources and his work of redaction, however, in Acts the majority of the material is unique. Therefore, both source and redaction criticism...
A. There are many candidates: (1) to evangelize, (2) to defend Paul and Christianity in the face of Jewish attacks, (3) to present Christianity as the religio licita, (4) to defend Paul’s memory, (5) to explain the delay of the parousia by positing a long term salvation history, (6) to defend against gnosticism, (7) to confirm the gospel, (8) to co...
Discover how the small Jesus community grew into a multiethnic international movement in the book of Acts in the Bible. Explore the book’s design and key themes with videos, podcasts, and more from BibleProject™.
3 days ago · The Book of Acts is to be thought of as the direct continuation of Luke’s Gospel, with the exalted Christ as its solely dominant figure (Ac 1:1). The book does not pretend to be a history of the Early Church or even a history of early missions; it would be woefully incomplete as either of the two. It is the continuation of the story of the ...
Mar 14, 2024 · The book of Acts was written by Luke, the author of the Gospel that bears his name. While Acts serves as a historical document, its purpose goes beyond providing an impersonal church history.
Nov 17, 2023 · As Dr. Ehrman notes in The New Testament, in “virtually every instance in which the Book of Acts can be compared with Paul’s letters in terms of biographical detail, differences emerge”. It’s highly unlikely, therefore, that a companion of Paul wrote Acts.
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Nov 28, 2023 · The book is called the Acts of the Apostles (Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων) because it primarily focuses on the actions and deeds of the early apostles, particularly the apostles Peter and Paul, and their instrumental roles in the growth and spread of the early Christian Church.
