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Now as they spoke to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them. [8]The suddenness of the arrival of this group of officials is noted by Heinrich Meyer, [9] and in "The Voice" translation (2012): Suddenly, the head of the temple police and some members of the Sadducean party interrupted Peter and John. [10]
The name "Acts of the Apostles" was first used by Irenaeus in the late 2nd century. It is not known whether this was an existing name for the book or one invented by Irenaeus; it does seem clear that it was not given by the author, as the word práxeis (deeds, acts) only appears once in the text (Acts 19:18) and there it refers not to the apostles but to deeds confessed by their followers.
[4] However, most other European languages retained the letter "d" in the word for Jew; e.g. Danish and Norwegian jøde, Dutch jood, German Jude, Italian giudeo, Spanish judío etc. The distinction of translation of Yehudim in Biblical Hebrew between "Judeans", and "Jews" is relevant in English translations of the Bible.
The Aramaic Gospels and Acts: Text and Translation (2003) by Joseph Pashka; A Translation, in English Daily Used, of the Peshito-Syriac Text, and of the Received Greek Text, of Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, and 1 John (1889) and A Translation, In English Daily Used, of the Seventeen Letters Forming Part of the Peshito-Syriac Books (1890) by William ...
According to Acts 4:36, Barnabas was a Cypriot Levite. Identified as an apostle in Acts 14:14, [2] he and Paul the Apostle undertook missionary journeys together and defended Gentile converts against the Judaizers. They traveled together making more converts (c. 46–48 AD), and participated in the Council of Jerusalem (c. 49 AD).
For medieval statutes, etc. that are not considered to be acts of Parliament, see the list of English statutes. See also the List of ordinances and acts of the Parliament of England, 1642–1660 for ordinances and acts passed by the Long Parliament and other bodies without royal assent , and which were not considered to be valid legislation ...
Psalm 2 is the second psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Why do the heathen rage". In Latin, it is known as "Quare fremuerunt gentes". [1] Psalm 2 does not identify its author with a superscription, but Acts 4:24–26 in the New Testament attributes it to David. [2]
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