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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Ptolemais mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
this entity surface form: New Testament Acts of the Apostles
Koine Greek New Testament hasPart Acts of the Apostles
Full Gospel scripturalBasis Acts of the Apostles
New Testament churches describedIn Acts of the Apostles
Fifth Sunday of Easter associatedWith Acts of the Apostles
Tychicus mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
The Preaching of Saint Paul at Ephesus basedOn Acts of the Apostles
Saint Paul in Prison iconographicSource Acts of the Apostles
Lycaonians mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Acts hasTitle Acts of the Apostles
Drusilla of Judea mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Saint Paul scripturalSource Acts of the Apostles
Agrippa mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
subject surface form: Herod Agrippa I
Agrippa mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
subject surface form: Herod Agrippa I
this entity surface form: Acts 12
The Liberation of St Peter basedOn Acts of the Apostles
Agrippa II mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
New Testament scenes iconographicCycle Acts of the Apostles
St Paul’s Voyage to Melita basedOn Acts of the Apostles
Herod Agrippa II mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Herod Agrippa II appearsIn Acts of the Apostles
this entity surface form: Acts 26
church in Philippi mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
church in Philippi scripturalSource Acts of the Apostles
this entity surface form: Acts 16
Christians in Philippi foundationDescribedIn Acts of the Apostles
Christians in Philippi foundationDescribedIn Acts of the Apostles
this entity surface form: Acts 16
Feast of Saint Stephen associatedWith Acts of the Apostles
Feast of Saint Stephen associatedScripture Acts of the Apostles
this entity surface form: Acts 6
Feast of Saint Stephen associatedScripture Acts of the Apostles
this entity surface form: Acts 7
The Death of Ananias basedOn Acts of the Apostles
Philip the Evangelist mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Philip the Evangelist scripturalEpisode Acts of the Apostles
this entity surface form: Acts 6:1-6 selection of the Seven
St Peter mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
subject surface form: Saint Peter
Simon Magus mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Beroea mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Antioch in Pisidia mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Veroia mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Church in Corinth mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Pisidian Antioch mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Derbe mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Peter mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
St John the Baptist mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
subject surface form: John the Baptist
Saint Mark mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Saints Peter and Paul mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
subject surface form: Saint Peter
Roman Antioch mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Saint Simon mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Saint Matthias mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Asia province mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
subject surface form: Asia (Roman province)
Saint Jude mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Apostle Jude mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles