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1. USCCB - NAB - Acts - Introduction
- www.nccbuscc.org
- Acts.
- The Acts of the Apostles, the second volume of Luke's two-volume work, continues Luke's presentation of biblical history, describing how the salvation promised to Israel in the Old Testament and accomplished by Jesus has now under the guidance of the holy Spirit been extended to the Gentiles. This was accomplished through the divinely chosen representatives (Acts 10:41) whom Jesus prepared during his historical ministry (Acts 1:21-22) and commissioned after his resurrection as witnesses to all that he taught (Acts 1:8; 10:37-43; Luke 24:48). ...
- Peter was the leading member of the Twelve (Acts 1:13, 15), a miracle worker like Jesus in the gospel (Acts 3:1-10; 5:1-11, 15; 9:32-35, 36-42), the object of divine care (Acts 5:17-21; 12:6-11), and the spokesman for the Christian community (Acts 2:14-36; 3:12-26; 4:8-12; 5:29-32; 10:34-43; 15:7-11), who, according to Luke, was largely responsible for the growth of the community in the early days (Acts 2:4; 4:4). Paul eventually joined the community at Antioch (Acts 11:25-26), which subsequently commissioned him and Barnabas to undertake the spread of the gospel to Asia Minor. This missionary venture generally failed to win the Jews of the diaspora to the gospel but enjoyed success among the Gentiles (Acts 13:14-14:27).
- Paul's refusal to impose the Mosaic law upon his Gentile converts provoked very strong objection among the Jewish Christians of Jerusalem (Acts 15:1), but both Peter and James supported his position (Acts 15:6-21). Paul's second and third missionary journeys (Acts 16:36-21:16) resulted in the same pattern of failure among the Jews generally but of some success among the Gentiles. Paul, like Peter, is presented as a miracle worker (Acts 14:8-18; 19:12; 20:7-12; 28:7-10) and the object of divine care (Acts 16:25-31).
- In Acts, Luke has provided a broad survey of the church's development from the resurrection of Jesus to Paul's first Roman imprisonment, the point at which the book ends. ... Originally a Jewish Christian community in Jerusalem, the church was placed in circumstances impelling it to include within its membership people of other cultures: the Samaritans (Acts 8:4-25), at first an occasional Gentile (Acts 8:26-30; 10:1-48), and finally the Gentiles on principle (Acts 11:20-21). Fear on the part of the Jewish people that Christianity, particularly as preached to the Gentiles, threatened their own cultural heritage caused them to be suspicious of Paul's gospel (Acts 13:42-45; 15:1-5; 28:17-24). ... Toward the end of Paul's career, the Christian communities, with the exception of those in Palestine itself (Acts 9:31), were mainly of Gentile membership. In tracing the emergence of Christianity from Judaism, Luke is insistent upon the prominence of Israel in the divine plan of salvation (see the note on Acts 1:26; see also Acts 2:5-6; 3:13-15; 10:36; l3:16-41; 24:14-15) and that the extension of salvation to the Gentiles has been a part of the divine plan from the beginning (see Acts 15:13-18; 26:22-23).
- His history of the apostolic church is the story of a Spirit-guided community and a Spirit-guided spread of the Word of God (Acts 1:8). ... In the interpretation of Acts, care must be exercised to determine Luke's theological aims and interests and to evaluate his historical data without either exaggerating their literal accuracy or underestimating their factual worth.
2. ACTS
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- ACTS.
- ACTS : This book, by the same writer as the book of LUKE , tells what happened after Jesus' crucifixion -- Jesus appearances to the apostles (disciples) for forty days after the crucifixion. ...
- In Acts, there was mention of a soul (i. ... , Jesus) being in hell until the resurrection (Acts 2:27;31, from King James' Version). ... " (Acts 4:11-12) The disciples/apostles were arrested and put in jail often, yet they preached on -- once released from jail by an angel (Acts 5:19). ...
- STEPHEN STONED TO DEATH (Acts 7).
- (Acts 9).
- Peter healed a man bedridden for 8 years and then brought a dead woman (Dorcas) back to life (Acts 9:32-42). ... (Acts 10:9-15;34-35) So, the early church then came to the thought, ". ... " (Acts 11:18).
- " (Acts 11:26) The apostle James was killed; Peter was arrested but rescued by an angel, who unchained him. (Acts 12:6-10).
- (Acts 15) Paul then preached with Silas, Timothy, and others in many places, often in Greece -- at Corinth. ... (Acts 16:22-33) Paul healed a young man after a fatal fall during a sermon in Troas (in Turkey) (Acts 20:7-12). Paul went back to Jerusalem and told the people again of his experience on the road nearing Damascus (Acts 22:6-16). ... (Acts 21-28) Paul would have been set free (Acts 26:32), but he "appealed to Caesar" (being a Roman citizen) -- requiring that he be sent to Rome for trial. ... (Acts 28:3-6) .
3. Acts
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- New Testament -- Acts.
- ACTS.
- AUTHOR: Acts is indeed a continuation of Luke's Gospel. We could well refer to the Gospel as Volume One and Acts as Volume Two. In Acts 1:1 "the former treatise" addressed to Theophilus (Luke 1:3) is a reference back to Luke's Gospel.
- Internal evidence, particularly the "we" passages of Acts (16:10-17; 20:5-21; 18; 27:1-28:16) confirm Luke as the author. ...
- BACKGROUND: The book of Acts begins where the gospel left off at the resurrection and ascension of Jesus into heaven. ...
- "The Acts of the Apostles" .
- "The Acts of the Holy Spirit" .
- Luke's Acts = How to get into Christ .
- "Acts of Apostles" (Some Acts of Some of the Apostles) .
- The Book of Acts is a very important book in the New Testament. ...
- The key verse of the book is Acts 1:8. ...
- OUTLINE OF THE BOOK OF ACTS:.
- ACTS.
- ACTS 35 Years of Church History Key Verse: Acts 1:8 Author: Luke Key Word: "Witness" Date written: A. ...
4. WWSB -- Acts
- www.ccel.org
- Acts.
- Acts of the Apostles -- Catholic Encyclopedia .
- Acts of the Apostles -- Bible - Encarta Concise Encyclopedia .
- Acts of the Apostles -- Easton's Bible Dictionary .
- Introduction to Acts -- The People's New Testament by B. ...
5. The Book of Acts & Archeology
- www.apologeticsinfo.org
- The Book of Acts .
- Baur proposed his thesis in the mid-nineteenth century and the corresponding rise of the infamous Tubingen school of radical higher critical thought of the New Testament, the book of Acts has fallen upon hard times concerning its value as a historical work. That is, Acts was no longer viewed by many as a theological-historical work composed in the latter part of the first century A. ...
- According to Baur and his disciples, reasoning under the influence of Hegelian, evolutionary, and anti-supernaturalistic a priori presuppositions, Acts was seen as a product of a highly skillful and imaginatively creative writer of the latter part of the second century A. ...
- Acts was the result of such an effort (synthesis). Thus, the work now known as Acts was not intended to be a historical account proper of the early church. ... Utilizing literary/source, form, and/or redaction criticism, these theories have proposed that a redactor or redactors composed the book of Acts out of numerous, more or less independent oral and/or written traditions or sources. From these traditions they patched together a theological quilt--the book of Acts.
- With either of the above schemes, and with all the views between these two extremes, is the common thread of Acts not being historically reliable. (1) All these radical higher critical views have in common the notion that the book of Acts is a late second century work at best, and is unreliable, and therefore, untrustworthy as a historical source for the earliest years of the church, or for that matter most of the topics it touches upon.
- Therefore, obviously Acts can not be relied on for accurate data of the formation and history of the early church, let alone does this second century literary piece correctly convey geographical, topographical, societal, political, religious, etc. ... It follows that Acts not only is not, but cannot, be read has reliable history, as for example, as one would read Herodotus, let alone Thucydides or Polybius.
- To scrutinize these theories pertaining to the historicity of Acts and see if they fit the facts, we want to examine them in the light of archaeology. Ergo, we shall examine some of the archaeological data as it pertains to the book of Acts. ...
- It logically follows that by comparing and contrasting the internal details (from within the book of Acts itself) with the information derived from external and independent sources (e. ... , the archaeological sources listed above), we should be able to reasonably conclude if he book of Acts is historically reliable or not. To the point, if the radical higher critical views of Acts being basically unreliable and their framework for dating Acts in the latter part of the second century is correct, then the preponderance of evidence should bear this out with collaborating testimony from archaeology. On the other hand, if Acts is historically reliable, and thus probably having been written within the perimeters of the orthodox view, sometime in the latter part of the first century, the archaeological evidence should support this thesis. ...
6. 2nd Chapter of Acts: History
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- Three of those children - Annie, Nelly, and Matthew - grew up to become the "2nd Chapter of Acts," one of the pioneering groups in contemporary Christian music. ...
- To understand the impact of the 2nd Chapter of Acts' music and ministry, it helps to reflect upon how God called them into relationship with Himself, how He filled them with His presence, and how He has worked in and through the lives of three shy, unassuming kids from North Dakota and a big guy named Buck Herring. ...
- In the years to follow, God would honor Buck's obedience by allowing him to produce all of the "2nd Chapter of Acts" albums, as well as recordings by Barry McGuire, Phil Keaggy, Matthew Ward, Annie Herring, Terry Talbot, Mike Deasy and Michael and Stormie Omartian. ...
- While working in the recording studio, editing a secular commercial, Buck heard a phrase go through his mind: The 2nd Chapter of Acts. ... I didn't want to forget it, so I took a studio grease pencil and wrote 'The 2nd Chapter of Acts' on the front of the tape machine. ...
- "Okay, go get your Bibles," he suggested, "and go to your rooms and let's all read Acts, chapter two. ...
- We'll be the 2nd Chapter of Acts. ...
- "From our viewpoint, being called 'The 2nd Chapter of Acts' didn't have anything to do with speaking in tongues, or being filled with the Holy Spirit, or any other phenomena commonly perceived as 'Charismatic,'" Buck explains. "But it occurred to us, that if you were cast adrift and you had only Acts 2, you'd have it all. ...
- By the time Barry McGuire met "The 2nd Chapter of Acts," he had tasted the best and the worst of the music business. ...
- Besides working together on the album, 2nd Chapter of Acts and Barry McGuire committed themselves to do a series of concerts. ... It was also there the "Acts" achieved moderate success, as their second MGM single; "I'm So Happy" soared into the top five on the local charts. ...
- In order to have enough material to do their part of the concert, "Acts" had to hire some musicians and rehearse a few songs. ...
- Throughout the early years of "Acts" ministry, Annie roughed out the songs, and Michael wrote the charts for the musicians before going into the studio. ...
- Because of the difficulties "Acts" had experienced in doing Christian music for a secular record company, Buck had obtained their release from MGM. ... "The 2nd Chapter of Acts" and Barry McGuire continued touring together, which was both exhilarating and frightening for the inexperienced trio. ...
7. DVP Homepage Entry
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8. ACTS - Bible MKJV
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9. The Acts Of The Apostles: AN UNFINISHED STORY
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- The Acts of the Apostles: AN UNFINISHED STORY.
- Acts is the book that reveals the power of the church. Therefore, when a church begins to dwindle, lose its power, and turn dull and drab in its witness, it needs desperately to get back into the spirit, expectation, knowledge and teaching of the book of Acts. ...
- If the book of Acts were taken out of our New Testament, we would never understand the rest of it. ...
- When you open the book of Romans, on the other side of Acts, you discover that a man whose name is never mentioned in the gospels is writing to a group of Christians in Rome -- of all places, the center of Gentile culture -- and he is talking about pushing out to the very ends of the earth. ...
- In almost all the editions of Scripture it is called "The Acts of the Apostles. " But as you read the book through, the only ones whose acts are referred to are Peter and Paul. ... It really should be titled, "The Acts of the Holy Spirit. " or even perhaps, "The Continuing Acts of the Lord Jesus Christ. ...
- (Acts 1:1 RSV).
- Obviously, then, Luke was "Volume One" and Acts is "Volume Two. " Acts is a continued story of what Jesus began both to do and to teach. ...
- " (Acts 1:2-5 RSV).
- That is what the book of Acts is all about. ...
- In the book of Acts, the Holy Spirit now begins to fulfill the designed program of God. ... We are living now in the age of the Spirit which was inaugurated by the day of Pentecost, the first major event of the book of Acts.
10. Luke's Story of Paul in Corinth: Fictional History in Acts 18
- www.depts.drew.edu
- Fictional History in Acts 18 .
- MOST investigations of Luke's story of Paul in Corinth in Acts 18 take for granted that what is presented there derives, at least in part, from historically reliable source material - and then strive to demonstrate that this is the case. ...
- For such interpretations, therefore, the crucial issue finally has to do not merely with the historicity of what we read in Acts, but whether our traditional assumptions about Paul and Christian origins in Corinth are confirmed by what Acts presents. ...
- I doubt very much that there is any basis in Acts 18 for an affirmative answer to this question. A critical analysis of this material shows that the depiction of Paul in Acts 18 as the founder of the Christian community in Corinth is not only Luke's own construction, but is also an imaginative apologetic rewriting of earlier traditions having quite different views of Christian beginnings in Corinth - and the same is true for Luke's portrayal of Paul's work in Ephesus. To see this, however, we need to read Acts in a different way than is usually done. ...
- By a critical investigation of Lukan composition in Acts 18, we will attempt to identify the writer's presupposed sources and traditions and disclose the ways he modified these sources and for what purposes. ...
- " From this perspective, the entire book of Acts is a Lukan composition, the final product Luke's own literary creativity. There is, therefore, not a single item in Acts that is not an element of Lukan composition. ...
- AS WE OBSERVED, most interpretations of Acts assume that what Luke presents is basically reliable, or even if he was fudging a bit on the historical margins, that Luke at least made use of historically reliable sources of some kind,4 even if the 6 precise nature of these sources can no longer be determined. ...
- The first question asked is whether what we find in Acts can be confirmed by what we read in the Pauline writings; and then they search the Pauline writings to discover what Luke must mean if he is to agree with Paul. ...
- 11 As an essential part of this task, what is related in Acts must also be shown to cohere with what we find in the Pauline writings. ... 12 All this is at stake in Acts 18. ...
- The writer of Acts certainly made use of written sources. ...
- 10 If all we are concerned about when we read Acts is the historical reliability of what Luke tells us, or the historical reliability of items excavated from his presupposed sources, and if an attribution of reliability is based only on what we ourselves already take for granted, we will never discover, or even look for, anything that differs from what we think we know. This is why interpreters so readily historicize what they read in Acts - because it protects us from things that we might rather not know. ...
11. The Intolerable Acts
- www.ushistory.org
- The Intolerable Acts.
- The Intolerable Acts Quartering Act.
- In retaliation the British passed several punative acts aimed at bringing the colonies back into submission of the King.
12. Achtanna an Oireachtais, Acts of the Oireachtas
- www.acts.ie
- It should be noted that the official version of Acts of the Oireachtas is the version published in hard copy by the Stationery Office.
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