Acts of the Apostles

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Acts of the Apostles is a New Testament book that narrates the early history, missionary work, and growth of the Christian church after Jesus’s resurrection and ascension.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian scripture
New Testament book
book of the Bible
narrative text
approximateCompositionDate 1st century CE
canonicalIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Protestant churches
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
canonicalStatus canonical in most Christian traditions
centralTheme early Christian church
missionary work of the apostles
spread of the gospel
work of the Holy Spirit
closelyRelatedWork Gospel of Luke
dedicatedTo Theophilus
depicts Paul’s trial defenses
appointment of seven deacons
martyrdom of Stephen
sharing of possessions among believers
featuresCharacter Barnabas
Cornelius the centurion
James the brother of Jesus
John
Lydia
Apostle Paul
surface form: Paul the Apostle

Peter
Apostle Philip
surface form: Philip the Evangelist

Silas
Stephen
Timothy
follows Gospel of John
Gospel of Luke
forms two-volume work with the Gospel of Luke
genre historical narrative
religious history
hasAlternativeName Acts of the Apostles
surface form: Acts

Acts of the Apostles
surface form: Book of Acts

Acts of the Apostles
surface form: The Acts of the Apostles
influenced Christian ecclesiology
Christian missiology
keyTheme apostolic authority
community life of early Christians
inclusion of Gentiles in the church
persecution of Christians
language Koine Greek
majorLocation Antioch
Asia Minor
Greece
Jerusalem
Judea
Rome
Samaria
narratesEvent Council of Jerusalem
Pentecost
Peter’s sermon at Pentecost
Ascension Day
surface form: ascension of Jesus

coming of the Holy Spirit
conversion of Saul of Tarsus
healing of the lame man at the temple gate
imprisonment of Paul in Rome
missionary journeys of Paul
openingVerse Acts 1:1
partOf Bible
surface form: Christian Bible

New Testament
precedes Pauline Epistles
surface form: Epistle to the Romans
religiousTradition Christianity
structure 27 chapters
timePeriodCovered from Jesus’s ascension to Paul’s imprisonment in Rome
traditionalAuthor Luke
Luke the Evangelist
usedIn Christian liturgy

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Council of Jerusalem primarySource Acts of the Apostles
Council of Jerusalem primarySource Acts of the Apostles
this entity surface form: Acts 15
Barnabas religiousTextMention Acts of the Apostles
Barnabas appearsIn Acts of the Apostles
this entity surface form: Acts 4
Barnabas appearsIn Acts of the Apostles
this entity surface form: Acts 9
Barnabas appearsIn Acts of the Apostles
this entity surface form: Acts 11
Barnabas appearsIn Acts of the Apostles
this entity surface form: Acts 13
Barnabas appearsIn Acts of the Apostles
this entity surface form: Acts 14
James the brother of Jesus mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Roman Catholic biblical canon includesBook Acts of the Apostles
Antioch mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Gospels and Acts hasPart Acts of the Apostles
Apostles mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Caesarea Maritima mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Luke the Evangelist traditionalAuthorOf Acts of the Apostles
Cornelius the centurion mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Cornelius the centurion appearsInChapter Acts of the Apostles
this entity surface form: Acts 10
Cornelius the centurion appearsInChapter Acts of the Apostles
this entity surface form: Acts 11
Theophilus mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Apostles' Fast scripturalInspiration Acts of the Apostles
Luke associatedWork Acts of the Apostles
Luke traditionalAuthorOf Acts of the Apostles
Saint Timothy scripturalMention Acts of the Apostles
Timothy mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Lydia mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Lydia scripturalChapter Acts of the Apostles
this entity surface form: Acts 16
Lydia literarySource Acts of the Apostles
this entity surface form: Acts of the Apostles 16:11–15
Lydia literarySource Acts of the Apostles
this entity surface form: Acts of the Apostles 16:40
Commentaries on the Bible coversBook Acts of the Apostles
Silas mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Twelve Apostles mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
September Testament hasPart Acts of the Apostles
Stephen mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Stephen scripturalSource Acts of the Apostles
this entity surface form: Acts 6
Stephen scripturalSource Acts of the Apostles
this entity surface form: Acts 7
James the Just describedIn Acts of the Apostles
Saint Mary mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Pharisees mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Mark the Evangelist mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
John Mark mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
John Mark appearsIn Acts of the Apostles
this entity surface form: Acts 12
John Mark appearsIn Acts of the Apostles
this entity surface form: Acts 13
John Mark appearsIn Acts of the Apostles
this entity surface form: Acts 15
Andrew the Apostle mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Rule of Saint Augustine influencedBy Acts of the Apostles
Philippi mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Ephesus mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Simon the Zealot mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Early Christians producedText Acts of the Apostles