Questions tagged [acts]
The fifth book of the New Testament, giving an account of the lives of the apostles after Jesus' death and resurrection, and the development of the early church.
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This question is for Unitarians/Biblical Unitarians as well and it is based on Acts 7:59-60
Acts 7:59-60
59 And they went on stoning Stephen as he called upon the Lord and said, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit! 60 And falling on his knees, he cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do ...
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How does Ehrman support his assertion that the "we" passages in Acts represent a false claim to eyewitness status for those particular events?
A Wikipedia article on the Authorship of Luke–Acts has a quote from Bart E. Ehrman commenting on the stylistic insertions of the "we" passage as indicating a forgery:
According to Bart D. ...
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Are there any documented instances where a council settled a doctrinal debate with the assistance of the Holy Spirit, as in Acts 15?
Acts 15 tells us the story of the Jerusalem Council and the importance that the Holy Spirit had in arriving at a final resolution, which was issued to the Gentiles, concerning their obligations toward ...
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Are there any sources other than Acts 2 reporting Xenoglossy during the first centuries of Christianity?
Xenoglossy, the ability to suddenly speak a language one has never learned or studied, is reported to have taken place at Pentecost in Acts chapter 2. Are there any other independent sources that ...
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Does the Holy Spirit speak on behalf of the Father , or the Son or both?
We see in John 16:13, Jesus giving his disciples a foresight into the role of the Holy Spirit:
When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, ...
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What were the findings of the Acts Seminar?
The Seminar on Acts of the Apostles sat for ten years until 2011, examining the Acts of the Apostles. What were its main findings and how were they arrived at?
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Given that original Greek had no verses should Acts 13:21-23 be retranslated?
Given that original Greek had no verses should Acts 13:21-23 be more aptly translated to read:
21 And afterward they asked for a king; so God gave them Saul the son
of Kish, a man of the tribe of ...
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Have other group visitations of the Holy Spirit similar to Acts 4:23-31 been reported in church history?
Acts 4:23-31 (ESV):
23 When they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24 And when they heard it, they lifted their voices ...
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