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Acts 2 is the second chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The book containing this chapter is anonymous but early Christian tradition asserted that Luke composed this book as well as the Gospel of Luke . [ 1 ]
It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles of Jesus while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks, as described in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 2:1–31). [2] The Catholic Church believes the Holy Spirit descended upon Mary, the mother of Jesus, at the same time, as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles ...
Acts 3 is the third chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the ... (3rd century; extant verses 1–2) Codex Vaticanus (325–350) Codex Sinaiticus
Compare Matthew 3:11; Mark 1:8; Luke 3:16. [6] Acts 1:5 ἡμέρας (days) – Byz ς WH [6] ἡμέρας ἔως τῆς πεντηκοστῆς (days until the Pentacost) – D, cop sa cop mae Ephraem Augustine Cassiodorus [6] Acts 1:6 ἠρώτων αὐτὸν (asking [of] him) – WH [7] ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν (inquiring him ...
Several passages, for example, Acts 9:1-9, Acts 18:10 and Acts 23:11 reveal a pneumatological element that shapes Paul's life bending towards following God's will. The book ends with Paul in a Roman prison, preaching the news of Jesus and the Holy Spirit to his guards and visitors (Acts 27:23-31).
The name "Acts of the Apostles" was first used by Irenaeus in the late 2nd century. It is not known whether this was an existing name for the book or one invented by Irenaeus; it does seem clear that it was not given by the author, as the word práxeis (deeds, acts) only appears once in the text (Acts 19:18) and there it refers not to the apostles but to deeds confessed by their followers.
Conzelmann dismisses an alleged contradiction between Acts 13:31 and Acts 1:3. [42] Hengel believes Acts was written early [43] by Luke as a partial eyewitness, [44] praising Luke's knowledge of Palestine, [45] and of Jewish customs in Acts 1:12. [46] With regard to Acts 1:15–26, Lüdemann is skeptical with regard to the appointment of ...
John 19:2-3 221 "Christ Presented to the People" John 19:15 222 "Nailing Christ to the Cross" John 19:18-19 223 "The Miraculous Draught of Fishes" John 21:10-11 224 "The Descent of the Spirit" Acts 2:2-3 225 "The Apostles Preaching the Gospel" Acts 2:32-33 226 "St. Peter and St. John at the Beautiful Gate" Acts 3:6-7 227 "Death of Ananias" Acts ...