... is used when we speak of "Apocryphal Acts." Although the Ac which bear this name had their origin for the most ... character of their contents, but simply denotes that they are Ac which were excluded from the New Testament canon because their ... This definition limits the scope of our investigation to those Ac which belong to the 2nd century, the Biblical Ac having secured their place as an authoritative scripture by the ... that century. See further, APOCRYPHA. II. General Characteristics. The Apocryphal Ac purport to give the history of the activity of the ... speech. 2. The Supernatural: The romantic character of the Apocryphal Ac is intensified by the frequent introduction of the supernatural. ...
... quote from "The Acts." But BD Aleph (in subscription) have "Ac of Apostles" or "The Ac of the Apostles" (Praxeis Apostolon). So Westcott and Hort, Nestle ... in 31,61, and many other cursives (Praxeis ton Apostolon, "Ac of the Apostles"). So Griesbach, Scholz. Several fathers (Clement of ... of Alex, Cyril of Jerusalem, Chrysostom) quote it as "The Ac of the Apostles" (Hai Praxeis ton Apostolon). Finally A2 EGH give it in the form "Ac of the Holy Apostles" (Praxeis ton Hagion Apostolon). The Memphitic version has "The Ac of the Holy Apostles." Clearly, then, there was no ...
... International Standard Bible Encyclopedia B. THE SEPARATE ACTS The Apocryphal Ac dealt with in this article are the Leucian Ac mentioned by Photius in his Bibliotheca. As we now have ... 2nd century. It is impossible to say how much the Ac in their present form differ from that in which they ... because the reviser did not understand their true meaning. I. Ac of Paul. 1. Ecclesiastical Testimony: Origen in two passages of his extant writings quotes the Ac of Paul with approval, and it was possibly due to his influence that these Ac were held in high regard in the East. In ...
... First Visit to Corinth (6) Paul at Troas according to Ac 20:6 f (7) Festus Succeeding Felix IV. EQUIPMENT 1 ... The Acts: For discussion of the historical value of the Ac of the Apostles see the article on that subject. It ... as to the trustworthiness of Luke, whose authorship of the Ac is accepted and proved by Harnack (Die Apostelgeschichte, 1908; The Ac of the Apostles, translation by Wilkinson, 1909; Neue Untersuch. zur Ap., 1911; The Date of the Ac and of the Synoptic Gospels, translations by Wilkinson, 1911). The ... 100 AD instead of 60-62 AD, against Harnack. The Ac is written independently of the Epistles of Paul, whether ...
... 1) Galatia and the Galatians (2) Prima facie Sense of Ac 16:6 (3) The Grammar of Ac 16:6 (4) Notes of Time in the Epistle (5 ... circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved" (Ac 15:1). Paul's Galatian converts, they admit, "have begun ... a plausible time-server (Ga 1:10; 5:11; compare Ac 16:3; 1Co 9:19-21). The apostle's object ... from his return in the course of the same journey (Ac 14:21-23), cannot be accepted: Derbe, the limit of ... distinct visitation of the churches concerned as a whole; in Ac 15:36 Paul looks back to the journey of ...
... Timothy and Luke, and on the following day reached Neapolis (Ac 16:11). Thence he journeyed by road to Philippi, first ... the Philipplan plain. Of his experiences there we have in Ac 16:12-40 a singularly full and graphic account. On ... 18-29. She is described as a "seller of purple" (Ac 16:14), that is, of woolen fabrics dyed purple, for ... fact that we hear of her household and her house (Ac 16:15; compare 16:40), though no mention is made ... accepted the apostolic message and was baptized with her household (Ac 16:15), and insisted that Paul and his companions should ... High God, who proclaim unto you a way of salvation" (Ac 16:17 margin), turned and commanded the spirit in ...
... intimation of an insurrection such as characterized a later census (Ac 5:37; Ant, XVIII, i, 1; BJ, II, xvii, 7 ... differentiation of the census in Lu 2:1 f and Ac 5:37; by the definite connection of the census in ... 1 ff; Joh 18:29 ff; Joh 19:1 ff; Ac 3:13; 4:27; 13:28; 1Ti 6:13; Tac ... the apostolic age must be based on the data in Ac and the epistolary literature of the New Testament which afford ... probability. 1. Paul's Conversion: Paul was converted near Damascus (Ac 9:3 ff; Ac 22:5 ff; Ac 26:12 ff; Ga 1: ...
... text of the Gospel is the shorter text, while in Ac it is the longer text. In both instances Blass holds ... Testaments; das Lukas Evang., 1906, 378) admits that but for Ac no sufficient reason would exist for denying the authorship of ... critics take it for granted that the Lukan authorship of Ac is disproved, and hence, that of the Gospel likewise falls ... plea for a hearing. Jacobus (Standard Bible Dictionary) admits that "Ac tells us nothing more of the author than does the ... way of special proof for the Gospel. The author of Ac specifically refers (Ac 1:1) to a former treatise which was likewise ...
... Greek world and right down to New Testament times (compare Ac 19:39), ekklesia was the designation of the regular assembly ... the church (the Revised Version, margin "congregation") in the wilderness" (Ac 7:38). The word thus came into Christian history with ... the collective judgment of the members. 2. In Acts: In Ac the ekklesia has come to be the regular designation for ... Christians in a particular place or district, as in Jerusalem (Ac 5:11; 8:1), in Antioch (Ac 13:1; 15:22), in Caesarea (Ac 18:22)--a usage which reappears in the Apocalypse ...
... together in the New Testament, Macedonia being always placed first (Ac 19:21; Ro 15:26; 2Co 9:2; 1Th 1 ... the narrative of Paul's journeys as given us in Ac 13-28 and in the Pauline Epistles, Macedonia plays a ... him to cross to Macedonia and preach the gospel there (Ac 16:9). From Neapolis he journeyed inland to Philippi, which ... as "a city of Macedonia, the first of the district" (Ac 16:12). Thence Paul and his two companions (for Luke ... Paul to leave Macedonia for the neighboring province of Achaia (Ac 17:14). Although he sent a message to his companions to join him with all speed at Athens (Ac 17:15), yet so great was his anxiety for ...
... THE NEW TESTAMENT 1. In the Gospels 2. In the Ac of the Apostles 3. In Other Books LITERATURE In the ... New Testament there are four words in use: (1) naus (Ac 27:41, the only place where it occurs, designating the ... and American) instead of "ship" the King James Version), "ship" (Ac 20:13, and all other places where the ship carrying Paul is mentioned, except Ac 27:41, as above). In Jas 3:4; Re 8 ... 18:17 ff, it is rendered "ship." (4) skaphe, "boat" (Ac 27:16,30,32, where it means the small boat ... Cognate expressions are: "shipmen," 'anshe 'oniyoth (1Ki 9:27); nautai (Ac 27:27,30 the King James Version, "sailors" the ...
... a defence. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia ste'-vn (Stephanos, "crown" (Ac 6:5-8:12)): 1. His Personal Antecedents 2. His ... his relations in the church at Jerusalem seem to imply (Ac 6:3 ), he was a Hellenist, i.e. a Greek ... itself, namely, the institution of the office of the Seven (Ac 6:1 ), who were entrusted with the administration of the ... the requirements of the office to which he was elected (Ac 6:3); the record characterizes him as "a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit" (Ac 6:5), i.e. of an enthusiastic faith and of ... which has given him the place he holds in history (Ac 22:20). In itself that is not surprising, for ...
... four Gospels to the baptisms of the Holy Spirit. In Ac we find direct reference by Luke to the promised baptism in the Holy Spirit. In Ac 1:5 Jesus, just before the ascension, contrasts John's ... disciples are to receive "not many days hence," and in Ac 1:8 power in witnessing for Jesus is predicted as ... and it filled all the house where they were sitting" (Ac 2:2), and the appearance of "tongues parting asunder, like ... of fire; and it sat upon each one of them" (Ac 2:3). Secondly, there were spiritual results: "And they were ... speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance" (Ac 2:4). In Ac 2:16 ff Peter declares ...
... out of the needs of the Christian community at Jerusalem (Ac 6:1-6). The presbyteral constitution of Jerusalem must have been very old (Ac 11:30) and was distinct from the apostolate (Ac 15:2,4,6,22,23; 16:4). As early ... Paul appointed "elders" in every church, with prayer and fasting (Ac 14:23), referring to the Asiatic churches before established. But ... Their office is defined as "ruling" (Ro 12:8), "overseeing" (Ac 20:17,28; 1Pe 5:2), caring for the flock of God (Ac 20:28). But the word archein, "to rule," in ...
Ac definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary AC, in Saxon, oak, the initial syllable of names, as acton ... of the actinide series; found in uranium ores [syn: actinium, Ac, atomic number 89] 2: an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second" [syn: alternating current, AC, alternating electric current] [ant: DC, direct current, direct electric current ... altocumulus II. symbol actinium Oxford Reference Dictionary abbr. 1 (also ac) alternating current. 2 Brit. aircraftman. 3 before Christ. 4 ...