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Acts 25:23, Acts 26:1: Judas of Galilee: Galilean rebel Leader of a Jewish revolt. Both the Book of Acts and Josephus [151] tell of a rebellion he instigated in the time of the census of Quirinius. [176] Acts 5:37† Nero Caesar: Emperor of Rome Depicted in contemporary coins. [177] Rev. 13:18, 2 Thes. 2:3† Paul the Apostle: Christian apostle
Acts 12 is the twelfth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records the death of the first apostle, James, son of Zebedee , followed by the miraculous escape of Peter from prison , the death of Herod Agrippa I , and the early ministry of Barnabas and Paul of Tarsus .
Agrippa I, called "King Herod" or "Herod" in Acts 12; Felix governor of Judea who was present at the trial of Paul, and his wife Drusilla in Acts 24:24; Herod Agrippa II, king over several territories, before whom Paul made his defense in Acts 26. Herod Antipas, called "Herod the Tetrarch" or "Herod" in the Gospels and in Acts 4:27; Herodias ...
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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.
According to Acts 12:20, Herod was displeased with the people of Tyre and Sidon, [2] and forbade the export of food to them. As they were dependent on delivery of food from Judea, and Judea was affected by famine, [3] the Sidonians and Tyrians made Blastus "their friend" (possibly through bribery [4]). Blastus helped them obtain an audience ...
Acts 27:14-21 shown Papyrus 74 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by 𝔓 74 , is a copy of the New Testament in Greek . It is a papyrus manuscript of the Acts of the Apostles and Catholic epistles with lacunae .