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7 unusual facts about Acts of the Apostles


Andreas Birch

In 1798 Birch published a collection of various readings to the Acts and Epistles (among them from Codex Vaticanus).

Appenzell Innerrhoden

Following the initial small success, in 1523 Joachim von Watt (also known as Joachim Vadian) began to preach the reformed version of the Acts of the Apostles to friends and fellow clergy.

Education in Ethiopia

In the third stage the Acts of the Apostles were studied, while certain prayers were also learnt, and writing and arithmetic continued.

Friedrich Spitta

He is widely known as the author of a work on the Acts of the Apostles, Die Apostelgeschichte, ihre Quellen and deren geschichtlicher Wert (Acts of the Apostles, their sources and historical value, 1891).

Johann Salomo Semler

He led the way in the task of discovering the origin of the Gospels, the Epistles, the Acts of the Apostles, and the Apocalypse.

The Curse of Frank Black

Black takes these coincidences to be pointing him towards a Bible verse, Acts of the Apostles 26:8—"why should it be thought incredible by you that God raises the dead?".

United Apostolic Church

"Apostolic" does not mean separation from other denominations, but correlation with the teaching of the apostles (see gospel, Acts of the Apostles).


Four Evangelists

Luke the Evangelist, the author of the third gospel account (and the Acts of the Apostles) is symbolized by a winged ox or bull – a figure of sacrifice, service and strength.

History of the Jews in the Roman Empire

The book of Acts in the New Testament, as well as other Pauline texts, make frequent reference to the large populations of Hellenised Jews in the cities of the Roman world.

Roger Stronstad

In The Charismatic Theology of St. Luke (1984), he argues for a Pentecostal interpretation of Luke-Acts.


see also

Authorship of Luke–Acts

According to Bart D. Ehrman, the "we" passages are written by someone falsely claiming to have been a travelling companion of Paul, in order to present the untrue idea that the author had firsthand knowledge of Paul's views and activities, and Acts of the Apostles is thereby shown to be a forgery.

Porcius

Porcius Festus, Roman leader mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles, 24:27