by Bill Walden | Jul 11, 2024 | Acts, New Testament
1:12 Sabbath day’s journey- the distance determined by Jewish religious leaders to be allowable for traveling on the Sabbath. The Sabbath was a day of rest for the Jews, and so they determined what was or wasn’t an allowable distance to travel. They returned to...
by Bill Walden | Jul 11, 2024 | Acts, New Testament
1:4-6 They seem to be thinking that the “Promise of the Father” was the coming Kingdom. They weren’t wrong in expecting the Kingdom of God, for Jesus had spoken much about it. Jesus didn’t rebuke them for asking about the coming Kingdom of God. The O.T. prophets had...
by Bill Walden | Jul 11, 2024 | Acts, New Testament
1:1-3 INTRODUCTION Author: Luke, writer of the Gospel of Luke, and also of Acts. Gentile physician and perhaps a slave. Former account: Gospel of Luke. Recipient: Theophilus, “lover of God.” Time written: approx. 63-70 A.D. 30-37 years after death and resurrection of...
by Bill Walden | Jul 11, 2024 | Acts, New Testament
1:12 Sabbath day’s journey- the distance determined by Jewish religious leaders to be allowable for traveling on the Sabbath. The Sabbath was a day of rest for the Jews, and so they determined what was or wasn’t an allowable distance to travel. They returned to...
by Bill Walden | Jul 11, 2024 | Acts, New Testament
1:1-3 INTRODUCTION Author: Luke, writer of the Gospel of Luke, and also of Acts. Gentile physician and perhaps a slave. Former account: Gospel of Luke. Recipient: Theophilus, “lover of God.” Time written: approx. 63-70 A.D. 30-37 years after death and resurrection of...
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