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Week 1 Topic 1 Acts as History

Week 1 Topic 1 Acts as History

Q 1. For your initial post, respond to the following: 1. We know from Luke’s prologue that Acts is a reconstruction of history that hinged on testimony from eyewitnesses. 2. Based on what you read in the textbook and the McCray article, discuss 3 passages in Acts that are illuminated by history or archaeology found outside the Bible. Make sure to discuss each in detail – both the historical/archaeological discovery and the Acts passage itself. 1. Initial post is due by the end of the fifth day of the unit. 2. Respond to at least TWO peer initial posts by the end of the unit.

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The first passage in Acts that is illuminated by history or archaeology found outside the Bible is Acts 17:13. This is because there is assumption made by the author about the archaeology of Athens and that of the court of Nero. This area had been considered to be like a museum. Therefore, there had been consideration of this area to be a large area. There had been consideration of an empty altar to be the altar for the God worshipped by Paul. This had been an assumption and might not have been completely true.