Acts begins with a recapitulation of Jesus' ascension mentioned at the end of Luke. Jesus tells the apostles that they will bring his message to Jerusalem , Judea and Samaria , and to the ends of ...

The earliest followers of Jesus were not persecuted; they were prosecuted. This is the crucial point Jeremy Williams makes in Criminalization in Acts of the Apostles. While the distinction sounds ...

This Sunday’s celebration of the great apostles Peter and Paul is a celebration of the Church.

The end of Acts 4 echoes both the gathering of the Church to pray in Acts 1.13-14, and the short summary of the church’s life in 2.42-7. The witness to the risen life of Jesus (verse 33) was embodied ...

In the Acts of the Apostles, Luke highlights one of the greatest threats the early church faced: ethnocentrism and cultural pride within the fellowship of believers.

The Acts of the Apostles. Westminster, Maryland: The Newman Press. Mufti, Shafi Muhammad, (1975). Distribution of Wealth in Islam. Karachi: Ashraf Publication. O’Connor, Murphy J. (1980). The Holy ...

We read in the Acts of the Apostles that after Christ’s ascension into heaven and while waiting for Pentecost, all were united and persevering in prayer together with Mary, the mother of Jesus ...

The Apostle Pauli & the Spirituality of Risk-taking. Women & Religious Leadership Symposium Plenary. Friday, March 7, 2025 12:30-1:30 p.m. ... This lecture will explore the foundations of Murray’s ...