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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Iacobus Minor mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Simeon called Niger mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Lucius of Cyrene mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Manaen mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
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Damaris mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Lycaonian mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Santiago Apóstol mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
St Stephen mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Adramyttium mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Son of Encouragement mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Bar-Nabas mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
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Antonius Felix mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Berea of Macedonia mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Santiago (St. James) mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Demetrius of Acts 19 mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Demetrius the silversmith mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Jesus mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Dorcas mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
St Matthew mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Straight Street mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Perga in Pamphylia mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Attalia mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Sergius Paulus mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Silas of the Book of Acts mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
subject surface form: Silas
Jason of Thessalonica mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Philomelium mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Saint John the Divine mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Erastus mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
subject surface form: Erastus of Corinth
Galatae mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Saint Thomas mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Saint Thomas mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Apostle James the Brother of the Lord mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
subject surface form: James the Brother of the Lord
Didymus Judas Thomas mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Law and the Prophets mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Annaeanus mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
subject surface form: Lucius Junius Gallio Annaeanus
Lucius Annaeus Novatus mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Alexandria Troas mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles