Many who side with this view disagree that Luke portrays Christianity or the Roman Empire as harmless and thus reject the apologetic view because “ Acts does not present Christians as politically harmless or law abiding for there are a large number of public controversies concerning Christianity, particularly featuring Paul .” For example, to support this view Cassidy references how Paul is accused of going against the Emperor because he is “ saying that there is another king named Jesus .” ( Acts 17: 7 ) Furthermore, there are multiple examples of Paul ’ s preaching causing uprisings in various cities ( Acts 14: 2 ; 14: 19 ; 16: 19-23 ; 17: 5 ; 17: 13-14 ; 19: 28-40 ; 21: 27 ).

Here Acts 12: 21-23 is largely parallel to Antiquities 19. 8. 2 ; ( 2 ) the cause of the Egyptian pseudo-prophet in Acts 21: 37f and in Josephus ( War 2. 13. 5 ; Antiquities 20. 8. 6 ); ( 3 ) the curious resemblance as to the order in which Theudas and Judas of Galilee are referred to in both ( Acts 5: 36f ; Antiquities 20. 5. 1 ).

2: 13, 7: 6, 13-14, 12: 18 ; and Acts 19. 22 — all refer to the same journey of a single individual, Titus-Timothy.

The New Testament verses typically referenced are Matthew 26: 30 ; Acts 16: 25 ; Romans 15: 9 ; 1 Corinthians 14: 15 ; Ephesians 5: 19 ; Colossians 3: 16 ; Hebrews 2: 12, 13: 15 ; James 5: 13, which reveal a command for all Christians to sing.

A typical example can be found in 2 Chronicles 9: 29 and references the work Acts of Solomon and, additionally, several unknown prophets, such as Ahijah the Shilonite and the seer Ido.

* 1 Thessalonians 5: 2, 2 Peter 3: 10, Acts 2: 20, 1 Corinthians 5: 5, 2 Corinthians 1: 14

Returning from this first missionary journey to Antioch, they were again sent up to Jerusalem to consult with the church there regarding the relation of Gentiles to the church ( Acts 15: 2 ; Galatians 2: 1 ).

Authorship has also occasionally been attributed to the apostle James the Great, brother of John the Evangelist and son of Zebedee The letter does mention persecutions in the present tense ( 2: 6 ), and this is consistent with the persecution in Jerusalem during which James the Great was martyred ( Acts 12: 1 ).

Moreover, Paul's description of the Council of Jerusalem ( Gal 2: 1 – 10 ) gives a different point of view from the description in Acts 15: 2 – 29.

In this view, the visit to Jerusalem, mentioned in Galatians 2: 1 – 10, is identical with that of Acts 15, which is spoken of as a thing of the past.

A Comedy In Three Acts '', in which, under `` Personages '', Henrietta appeared as `` A Schoolmarm '', and Bertha, who was only a trifle less brilliant in high school than Henrietta had been, appeared as `` Dummkopf ''.

The Pacific Railway Acts of 1862 and 1864 granted federal support for the construction of the United States ' First Transcontinental Railroad, which was completed in 1869.

* 1800 – The Acts of Union 1800 is passed in which merges the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

About a fifth of the law code is taken up by Alfred's introduction, which includes translations into English of the Decalogue, a few chapters from the Book of Exodus, and the " Apostolic Letter " from Acts of the Apostles ( 15: 23 – 29 ).

Some feel that the text of Acts shows evidence of having used the Jewish historian Josephus as a source ( in which case it would have to have been written sometime after 94 AD ).

Some believe that Luke ’ s gospel can be seen to mirror the Jewish apologetic literature of the time which served to “ defend Jews against misunderstanding and persecution .” Acts is said to be a:

“ Charges of sedition come from the Jews ” ( Acts 17: 6-7 ; 24: 5 ) which shows that Luke ’ s emphasis was not on the politics of the Empire but rather on the spiritual matters of believers.

Several scholars have argued that Acts used material from both of Josephus ' works, rather than the other way around, which would indicate that Acts was written around the year 100 or later.

Whereas the members of Jewish Christianity were circumcised and adhered to dietary laws, the Pauline Christianity featured in Acts did not require Gentiles to be circumcised or to obey all of the Mosaic laws, which is consistent with Noahide Law.

As a result, Acts is particularly influential among branches of Christianity which place particular emphasis in the Holy Spirit, such as Pentecostalism and the Charismatic movement.

These speeches, which are given in full, have been the source of debates over the historical accuracy of Acts.

Apollos only knew of the baptism of John which suggests, as is reflected in Acts, that consistent baptismal practice was still developing in the nascent church.

In January 2012, the Welsh Government announced the repeal the Abergavenny Improvement Acts of 1854 to 1871 which obliged the holding of a livestock market within the boundaries of Abergavenny town ; that repeal being effective from 26 March 2012.

Monmouthshire County Council, which requested that the Abergavenny Improvement Acts be repealed, is supporting plans for a new cattle market to be established about ten miles from Abergavenny at Raglan.

He was a native of Cyprus, where he possessed land ( Acts 4: 36, 37 ), which he sold, giving the proceeds to the church in Jerusalem.

" The Acts of the Scilitan Martyrs ", one of the earliest texts which offer evidence of the development of " the Bible ", indicates that the leader of the Scilitan Martyrs possessed a " capsa ", or container for scroll-form books ( volumen, pl.

This contrasts with the Acts and Omissions Doctrine, which is upheld by some medical ethicists and some religions: it asserts there is a significant moral distinction between acts and deliberate non-actions which lead to the same outcome.

It was further weakened by the fact that equity pleading in general was falling into disfavor, which culminated in the Judicature Acts of 1874 and 1875.

The governance of the university is conducted through the Board of Governors and the Senate, both of which were given much of their present powers in the Unofficial Consolidation of an Act for the Regulation and Support of Dalhousie College in Chapter 24 of the Acts of 1863.

According to the majority viewpoint, Acts describes Paul differently from how he describes himself, both factually and theologically.

The self-described purpose of Christianity is to provide people with what it holds to be the only valid path to salvation as announced by the apostles of what the Book of Acts describes as, The Way.

A third theory is that Galatians 2: 1-10 describes Paul and Barnabas ' visit to Jerusalem described in Acts 11: 30 and 12: 25.

The biblical account of Pentecost in the second chapter of the book of Acts describes the sound of a mighty rushing wind and " divided tongues like fire " coming to rest on the apostles.

Acts 1: 9 describes the Ascension as follows:

* In Acts 2: 30-33, Ephesians 4: 8-10 and 1 Timothy 3: 16 ( where Jesus as taken up in glory ) the Ascension is spoken of as an accepted fact, while Hebrews 10: 12 describes Jesus as seated in heaven.

In addition to the more famous story of Simon Magus found in chapter 8, the Book of Acts () also describes another magus who acted as an advisor of Sergius Paulus, the Roman proconsul at Paphos on the island of Cyprus.

The Acts of the Apostles, written between 60 and 100, describes the same period.

The Book of Acts ( 2: 1-13 ) describes Galileans speaking in non-native languages drawn from all over the Roman Empire, so that visitors to Jerusalem could understand them declaring " the mighty works of God ".

The fullest account of Leucius is that given by Photius ( Codex 114 ), who describes a book, called The Circuits of the Apostles, which contained the Acts of Peter, John, Andrew, Thomas, and Paul, that was purported to have been written by " Leucius Charinus " which he judged full of folly, self-contradiction, falsehood, and impiety ( Wace ); Photius is the only source to give his second name, " Charinus ".

The Acts of Thomas describes in chapter 17 Thomas ' visit to king Gudnaphar in northern India ; chapters 2 and 3 depict him as embarking on a sea voyage to India, thus connecting Thomas to the west coast of India.

Acts 1: 9 describes the Ascension as follows :" And when he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up ; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

In Acts 2: 30-33, Ephesians 4: 8-10 and 1 Timothy 3: 16 ( where Jesus as taken up in glory ) the Ascension is spoken of as an accepted fact, while Hebrews 10: 12 describes Jesus as seated in heaven.

Acts may be further divided into scenes ; in classical theater each regrouping between entrances and exits of actors is a scene, while later use describes a change of setting.

Some scholars believe this is an error, since it describes the revolt of Theudas, which would not actually take place for another ten years, as happening before that betrayal by Judas, Other scholars understand that the Theudas mentioned in Acts is not the Theudas mentioned by Josephus, but may be an unknown revolutionary with the same name, or may be another Galillean named Judas that led a revolt in 4 B. C.

In the New Testament book of Acts of the Apostles, author St. Luke describes how a Jewish magician named Bar-Jesus ( Elymas ) was obstructing the Apostles in their preaching of the Gospel.

Like these works, the Acts of Andrew describes the supposed travels of the title character, the miracles he performed during them, and finally a description of his martyrdom.

Ananias (;, same as Hebrew חנניה, Hananiah, " favoured of the "), was a disciple of Jesus at Damascus mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles in the Bible, which describes how he was sent by Jesus to restore the sight of " Saul, of Tarsus " ( known later as Paul the Apostle ) and provide him with additional instruction in the way of the Lord.

In Paul's speech in Acts 22, he describes Ananias as " a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews " that dwelt in Damascus ().

That author describes Iconium as the last city of Phrygia ; and in Acts 14: 6 Paul, after leaving Iconium, crossed the frontier and came to Lystra in Lycaonia.

The Sethian cosmogony was most famously contained in the Apocryphon of John, which describes an unknown God, the same as Paul had done in the Acts of the Apostles 17: 23.

Mainstream dispensationalists are referred to holding the " Acts 2 " position in the spectrum, because that chapter describes the events at Pentecost.

* E. W. Bullinger -- describes some of the basic theology, especially the Acts 28 doctrine