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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Pamphylia mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Great Fifty Days scripturalFocus Acts of the Apostles
St Mary mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Thaddaeus mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Iconium mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Codex Bezae containsText Acts of the Apostles
The Conversion of Saint Paul basedOn Acts of the Apostles
Herod Agrippa I mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Saint Stephen mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Saint Stephen deathDescribedIn Acts of the Apostles
this entity surface form: Acts of the Apostles chapter 7
Saint Stephen scripturalSourceForLife Acts of the Apostles
this entity surface form: New Testament Book of Acts
Saint John mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Parting of the Sea of Reeds mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
this entity surface form: Acts 7
Antioch on the Orontes mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
The Baptism of the Eunuch basedOn Acts of the Apostles
Perge mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Veria mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Apocryphal New Testament writings relatedTo Acts of the Apostles
Roman province of Asia mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Philip mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
subject surface form: Philip the Apostle
Caiaphas mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
New Testament miracles and signs recordedIn Acts of the Apostles
Barnabas the Apostle describedIn Acts of the Apostles
Barnabas the Apostle mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
this entity surface form: Acts 14
Barnabas the Apostle mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
this entity surface form: Acts 15
Book of Joel quotedIn Acts of the Apostles
Apostolic Age hasSource Acts of the Apostles
Received Text hasComponent Acts of the Apostles
subject surface form: Textus Receptus
Annas mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Protestant Bible containsBook Acts of the Apostles
Iacobus Maior mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
John the Forerunner holyBookMention Acts of the Apostles
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Thyatira mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Jabal az-Zaytoun mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Judas Thomas mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
James the Less appearsIn Acts of the Apostles
name "Whitsunday" associated with white garments of baptismal candidates basedOnEventDescribedIn Acts of the Apostles
subject surface form: Whitsunday
this entity surface form: Acts of the Apostles chapter 2
Simon the Cananaean mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Field of Blood isMentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Simon Zelotes mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Patriarchate of Antioch linkedToScripture Acts of the Apostles
Council of Rome (382) recognizedAsCanonical Acts of the Apostles
Jude mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
St. Jude mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Saint Bartholomew mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Saint Philip mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Gentile Christians mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Joses mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles