The Acts of the Apostles is poorly named because it is primarily the acts of only two apostles: Peter and Paul (and Paul is not actually considered to be an "apostle" by Luke, the author of Acts). Furthermore, it is Paul who emerges as the hero of the narrative, as well over half...
A feature of the journey to Italy is a doublet of the Quo Vadis story in the Acts of Peter. This VS is clearly secondary, so that dependence lies with the Acts of Paul, and one must allow time for the composition of the Acts of Peter and its use by the author, prob. about the ...
There is no internal relation between the "Acta" and the feigned letter found in the Acts of Peter and Paul. Epiphanius refers to the Acta Pilati similar to our own, as early as 376, but there are indications that the current Greek text, the earliest extant form, is a revision of the...
Most annoying is the Elizabeth Barrett Browning poetry voiced over by Peter Forster -completely out of place. All these distractions fail to hide the clinical approach.Fans circa 1971 were paying for hardcore sex on screen, and they get short shrift here. There are innumerable shots of ...
The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican was the intended site for tapestries depicting the lives of Saints Peter and Paul that were commissioned in 1515 by Leo X, designed by Raphael in Rome, and woven in the Brussels workshop of Pieter van Aelst. The contribution these tapestries made to papal ...
Though many people are introduced throughout the book, the primary protagonists are the Apostle Peter (Chapters 3-12) and the Apostle Paul (Chapters 9-28). What is the main message in the book of Acts? The main message of the Book of Acts relates to the Holy Spirit. In fact, the ...
The Order of the Miracles performed by Peter and Paul in ActsFenton JohnExpository Times International Journal of Biblical Studies Theology & Ministry
Changes of Level at Pozzuoli, referred to in the ``Apocryphal Acts of Peter and Paul'' IN the well-known description which Sir Charles Lyell gives of the changes of level of the shores of the Bay of Baiæ in the 30th chapter of his ``Principles of Geology,'' there occur at pages...
The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican was the intended site for tapestries depicting the lives of Saints Peter and Paul that were commissioned in 1515 by Leo X, designed by Raphael in Rome, and woven in the Brussels workshop of Pieter van Aelst. The contribution these tapestries made to papal ...
In the temple and house to house For freedom Christ has set us free | St. Peter and St. Paul [The council] were convinced by Gamaliel, and when they had called in the apostles, they had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. ...