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Acts 1 is the first chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The book containing this chapter is anonymous, but early Christian tradition affirmed that Luke composed this book as well as the Gospel of Luke . [ 1 ]
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 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".
6:8-8:1: Stephen is arrested by "the people…the elders and the scribes" (6:12 NRSV), questioned before the Sanhedrin, and stoned to death, sparking a "severe persecution against the church in Jerusalem" (8:1). 8:3, 9:2: Saul (whose Roman name was Paul) imprisons many Christians. 9:23-24, 20:19, 23:12-14: Jews plot to kill Paul. 12:1-5: King ...
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.
Compare Matthew 3:11; Mark 1:8; Luke 3:16. [6] Acts 1:5 ἡμέρας (days) – Byz ς WH [6] ἡμέρας ἔως τῆς πεντηκοστῆς (days until the Pentacost) – D, cop sa cop mae Ephraem Augustine Cassiodorus [6] Acts 1:6 ἠρώτων αὐτὸν (asking [of] him) – WH [7] ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν (inquiring him ...
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