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The writer of Acts introduces Saul, later the Apostle Paul, as an active witness of Stephen's death in Acts 7:58, and confirmed his approval in Acts 8:1a. Reuben Torrey, in his Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, suggests that this clause [i.e. verse 8:1a] "evidently belongs to the conclusion of the previous chapter".
Acts 1:6 ἠρώτων αὐτὸν (asking [of] him) – WH [7] ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν (inquiring him) – Byz ς [7] Acts 1:7 εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς ([he] said to them) – B* syr p WH. [8] Alexandrian text-type: Westcott and Hort 1881, Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants] 1864–94, Tischendorf 8th Edition ...
Before Jesus left, he charged the disciples with the task of acting as 'witnesses' to him, in the locations that can be read as a 'geographical program' for the whole book of Acts: The first 7 chapters set in Jerusalem; Chapter 8—11 record the spread of the gospel to the surrounding areas within Syria-Palestine ('Judea and Samaria')
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.
Conzelmann dismisses an alleged contradiction between Acts 13:31 and Acts 1:3. [42] Hengel believes Acts was written early [43] by Luke as a partial eyewitness, [44] praising Luke's knowledge of Palestine, [45] and of Jewish customs in Acts 1:12. [46] With regard to Acts 1:15–26, Lüdemann is skeptical with regard to the appointment of ...
The International Critical Commentary (or ICC) is a series of commentaries in English on the text of the Old Testament and New Testament. It is currently published by T&T Clark , now an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing .
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Acts 7 is the seventh chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records the address of Stephen before the Sanhedrin and his execution outside [ 1 ] Jerusalem , and introduces Saul (who later became Paul the Apostle ).