Thursday, 2 May 2024, 5:48 AM
Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary
Course: The Book of Acts (The Book of Acts)
Glossary: Glossary for Lesson 1
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AbrahamOld Testament patriarch. Luke taught in Acts that Jesus was the heir to the promises made to him. |
Anti-MarcioniteName of an ancient prologue to the third gospel. It says, "Luke, moved by the Holy Spirit, composed the whole of this Gospel...and afterwards the same Luke wrote the Acts of the Apostles." |
ApocalypticName given to Jewish groups from the first century who believed that God would intervene supernaturally to destroy their enemies |