| rdfs:comment | - Although Jesus' life and the beginnings of Christianity were the same in the Agrippan Rome alternate as they were in the home timeline, the history of the Church diverged soon after. There was an Imperial Christian holy book called The Acts of the Apostles, which recorded different acts than in the home timeline book of the same name. One of the better known differences was the list of regions with which Paul the Apostle had interacted. John the Apostle was never mentioned (and his Gospel was unknown in the same alternate), suggesting that he either was never born or had never joined the church. These differences gave rise to the new field of Comparative Crosstime Bible Studies.
- The Acts of the Apostles (lat. Actus Apostolorum) is a book of the Christian Bible, which now stands fifth in the New Testament. It is commonly referred to as simply Acts. The title "Acts of the Apostles" (Greek Πράξεις ἀποστόλων Praxeis Apostolon) was first used by Irenaeus in the late second century, but some have suggested that the title "Acts" be interpreted as "the Acts of the Holy Spirit" or even "the Acts of Jesus," since 1:1 gives the impression that these acts are set forth as an account of what Jesus continued to do and teach, Jesus himself being the principal actor.
- The Acts of the Apostles is the sequel to the Gospel of Luke, but follows immediately after the Gospel of John. It begins with the Ascension of Jesus and ends with Paul preparing to travel to Rome. Acts 15 contains an account of the decision of the Council of Jerusalem led by James the Just. There was a controversy over whether Gentile Christians needed to become Jews and be circumcized to be saved, or if it was enough merely to accept Jesus as Christ. James ruled in Paul's favor, and Paul wrote the epistle to the Galatians soon afterword. Some believe that James based his decision on the Noahide laws.
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| abstract | - The Acts of the Apostles is the sequel to the Gospel of Luke, but follows immediately after the Gospel of John. It begins with the Ascension of Jesus and ends with Paul preparing to travel to Rome. Acts 15 contains an account of the decision of the Council of Jerusalem led by James the Just. There was a controversy over whether Gentile Christians needed to become Jews and be circumcized to be saved, or if it was enough merely to accept Jesus as Christ. James ruled in Paul's favor, and Paul wrote the epistle to the Galatians soon afterword. Some believe that James based his decision on the Noahide laws. Simon Peter had previously introduced the first Gentile converts to Christianity after having a vision. In the vision, a blanket containing non-kosher animals was lowered down three times, then God told Peter, "What God has cleansed, you must not call unclean" (Acts 10).
- The Acts of the Apostles (lat. Actus Apostolorum) is a book of the Christian Bible, which now stands fifth in the New Testament. It is commonly referred to as simply Acts. The title "Acts of the Apostles" (Greek Πράξεις ἀποστόλων Praxeis Apostolon) was first used by Irenaeus in the late second century, but some have suggested that the title "Acts" be interpreted as "the Acts of the Holy Spirit" or even "the Acts of Jesus," since 1:1 gives the impression that these acts are set forth as an account of what Jesus continued to do and teach, Jesus himself being the principal actor. Acts tells the story of the Apostolic Age of the Early Christian church, with particular emphasis on the ministry of the Twelve Apostles and of Paul of Tarsus. The early chapters, set in Jerusalem, discuss Jesus' Resurrection and Great Commission, his Ascension with a prophecy to return, the start of the Twelve Apostles' ministry, and the Day of Pentecost. The later chapters discuss Paul's conversion, his ministry, and finally his arrest and imprisonment and trip to Rome. It is almost universally agreed that the author of Acts also wrote the Gospel of Luke, see also Luke-Acts. The traditional view is that both books were written c. 60, though most scholars, believing the Gospel to be dependent (at least) on Mark's gospel, view the book(s) as having been written at a later date, sometime between 70 and 100. 'Scholars are about evenly divided on whether [the] attribution to Luke [the companion of Paul] should be accepted as historical ...'.
- Although Jesus' life and the beginnings of Christianity were the same in the Agrippan Rome alternate as they were in the home timeline, the history of the Church diverged soon after. There was an Imperial Christian holy book called The Acts of the Apostles, which recorded different acts than in the home timeline book of the same name. One of the better known differences was the list of regions with which Paul the Apostle had interacted. John the Apostle was never mentioned (and his Gospel was unknown in the same alternate), suggesting that he either was never born or had never joined the church. These differences gave rise to the new field of Comparative Crosstime Bible Studies.
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