Theophilus
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Addressed at Luke 1:3 as “most excellent Theophilus.” At 1:3–4 the writer, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, writes to him in order, that Theophilus might know the certainty concerning the things in which he was instructed. Acts 1:1–2 addresses him: “The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach, until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.”
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- ACT 1:1–3, engwebp
1The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,
2until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.
3To these he also showed himself alive after he suffered, by many proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking about God’s Kingdom.
- LUK 1:1–4, engwebp
1Since many have undertaken to set in order a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,
2even as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word delivered them to us,
3it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus;
4that you might know the certainty concerning the things in which you were instructed.
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it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus;
The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Theophilus (person-theophilus) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/person/theophilus Current wording: Addressed at Luke 1:3 as “most excellent Theophilus.” At 1:3–4 the writer, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, writes to him in order, that Theophilus might know the certainty concerning the things in which he was instructed. Acts 1:1–2 addresses him: “The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach, until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.” Cited evidence: ACT 1:1–3, engwebp / LUK 1:1–4, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.