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The Acts text does not explicitly state why the tribune arrests Paul aside from asking "who he was and what he had done" (Acts 21.33); consequently, it appears Paul is detained for investigation as reflected later in Paul's interrogation in the Antonian barracks because he was a cause of instigation among the Jews (Acts 22.23-24).
Jesus appears to two disciples [19] Jesus appears to two disciples [20] Appearance of Jesus to the other disciples "[H]e appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles." [21]
A.D. The Bible Continues (also known as A.D. Kingdom and Empire) is an American biblical drama television series, based on the Bible, and a sequel to the 2013 miniseries, The Bible, and follows up from the film Son of God which was a more in depth look on Jesus's story.
Paul has been imprisoned inside Mamertine Prison in Rome for his strong influence as a Christian leader which makes him a threat to Nero's power. Mauritius Gallus, the newly appointed prefect of the prison, accuses Paul of burning half of Rome down and, by Nero's decree, sentences him to death.
For Paul, Jesus receives prayer, [281] [282] [283] the presence of Jesus is confessionally invoked by believers, [284] [285] [286] people are baptized in Jesus' name, [287] [288] Jesus is the reference in Christian fellowship for a religious ritual meal (the Lord's Supper; [289] in pagan cults, the reference for ritual meals is always to a ...
In the traditional scheme of the Stations of the Cross, the final Station is the burial of Jesus. Though this constitutes a logical conclusion to the Via Crucis, it has been increasingly regarded as unsatisfactory [by whom?] as an end-point to meditation upon the Paschal mystery, which according to Christian doctrine culminates in, and is incomplete without, the Resurrection (see, for example ...
The message to Philemon is to accept Onesimus back as the "son" of a "prisoner of Jesus Christ." It appears that both Paul and Onesimus desired to do the right thing out of respect for Philemon, but also expecting Philemon to do the right thing as someone who had been graciously forgiven and received by the Lord....as a fellow "prisoner of ...
The words Peace be with you (Ancient Greek: Εἰρήνη ὑμῖν 1]) is a common traditional Jewish greeting [5] (shalom alekem, or שלום לכם shalom lekom; [1] cf. 1 Samuel 25:6 [4]) still in use today; [3] repeated in John 20:21 & 26 [4]), but here Jesus conveys the peace he previously promised to his disciples (John 14:27; John 16: ...