Saturday, 18 May 2024, 7:57 PM
Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary
Course: The Book of Acts (The Book of Acts)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-2
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EpisodicTerm used by Dr. Bayer to describe Luke's writing in Acts. It means that it is a successive selection of smaller accounts. |
EusebiusEarly church historian, who wrote around AD 323 that Luke was the author of Acts |
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JosephusJewish historian from the first century. Wrote Antiquities. |
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LukeAuthor of the third gospel and the Book of Acts |
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MosesOld Testament prophet and deliverer. Luke taught that Jesus was a prophet like him. |
MuratorianName of fragment, earliest known document listing the New Testament books that the Church considered canonical |
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NarrativeTerm used by Dr. Bayer to describe discourse that makes a point more indirectly by telling a story |
NeroRoman emperor who blamed the Christians for a fire in 64 A.D. |
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Papyrus 75Early manuscript containing portions of Luke and John, probably copied between AD 175 and AD 200 |
PhariseesJewish sect from the first century. Along with the Sadducees, they believed that God would not intervene until Israel becomes obedient to the law. |