Old Testament patriarch. Luke taught in Acts that Jesus was the heir to the promises made to him.

Man who, along with his wife Sapphira, lied about the amount of money they had received from the sale of their property when they made a contribution. Both were struck dead as punishment (Acts 5). 

Name 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."

Name given to Jewish groups from the first century who believed that God would intervene supernaturally to destroy their enemies

Eloquent Jewish speaker who received instruction in Ephesus from a couple who knew more about Christ, because he only knew of the baptism of John the Baptist

Term used by Dr. Bayer to describe discourse that makes a point more directly

Early church writer from Alexandria, 150-215, who stated explicitly that Luke is the author of Acts

Captain of the Roman army from Cesarea who was converted through the ministry of Peter (Acts 10-11)

Old Testament king. Luke taught that Jesus was the final king in his dynasty.

Magician from Cyprus who was miraculously made blind, which convinced the proconsul to believe the gospel (Acts 13)