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.
Observed surface forms (24)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Acts 11 | 2 |
| Acts 13 | 2 |
| Acts 15 | 2 |
| Acts 7 | 2 |
| Acts | 1 |
| Acts 1 | 1 |
| Acts 10 | 1 |
| Acts 12 | 1 |
| Acts 14 | 1 |
| Acts 16 | 1 |
| Acts 4 | 1 |
| Acts 6 | 1 |
| Acts 9 | 1 |
| Acts of the Apostles 16:11–15 | 1 |
| Acts of the Apostles 16:40 | 1 |
| Acts of the Apostles 19:5–6 | 1 |
| Acts of the Apostles 1:8 | 1 |
| Acts of the Apostles 8:14–17 | 1 |
| Acts of the Apostles chapter 2 | 1 |
| Acts of the Apostles chapter 7 | 1 |
| Acts of the Apostles chapters 1–12 | 1 |
| Book of Acts | 1 |
| New Testament Book of Acts | 1 |
| The Acts of the Apostles | 1 |
Statements (72)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (117)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Acts of the Apostles 19:5–6
this entity surface form:
Acts 16
this entity surface form:
Acts 6
this entity surface form:
Acts 7
this entity surface form:
New Testament Book of Acts
subject surface form:
Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution)