Portal:Acts of the Apostles
The Acts of the Apostles (Greek: Πράξεις τῶν Ἀποστόλων, Práxeis tōn Apostólōn; Latin: Acta Apostolorum), usually referred to simply as Acts, is the fifth book of the New Testament; Acts outlines the history of the Apostolic Age. The author is traditionally identified as Luke the Evangelist; see Authorship of Luke-Acts for details.
Translations
[edit]Versions and translations of the Acts of the Apostles are listed at Acts (Bible)
Related works
[edit]- "On the Acts of the Apostles," in Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, volume 11
- "An Exposition of the Chapters of the Acts of the Apostles|An Exposition of the Chapters of the Acts of the Apostles" in Ante-Nicene Fathers, volume 6
- Chapter 39 of "On the Resurrection of the Flesh" in Ante-Nicene Fathers, volume 3
- "Acts of the Apostles" in Androcles and the Lion
Apocrypha
[edit]The Acts of the Apostles is a genre of Early Christian literature, recounting the lives and works of the apostles of Jesus. One work in this genre is included in the New Testament canon, entitled simply Acts of the Apostles or Acts, and primarily concerns the activities of Saint Peter, John the Apostle, and Paul the Apostle.
- Ante-Nicene Fathers/Volume VIII/Apocrypha of the New Testament
- Acts of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul
- Acts of Paul and Thecla
- The Acts of Barnabus
- The Acts of Philip
- Acts and Martyrdom of the Holy Apostle Andrew
- Acts of Andrew and Matthias
- Acts of Peter and Andrew
- Acts and Martyrdom of St. Matthew the Apostle
- Various Acts of Thomas
- Acts of the Holy Apostle Thaddaeus
- Acts of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian
Modern pseudepigrapha
[edit]- The Lost Chapter of the Acts of the Apostles (The Sonnini Manuscript)
Reference
[edit]- Acts of the Apostles, 1897, Easton's Bible Dictionary
- The American Cyclopædia (1879)/Acts of the Apostles
- "Acts of the Apostles," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Acts of the Apostles