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Originally Posted by zeek
I don't see how calling the author's use of repetition for emphasis "antics" is warranted.
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Oh, you're right. I forgot to speak highfalutin hoity-toity. I should have said, literary devices.
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Originally Posted by z
I do think that it's indicative of his intent. I wouldn't expect to find Christianity going poor in the book of Acts.
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Me neither. But enter stage left : Paul ... and
Barnabas.
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Originally Posted by z
Christians generally look to Acts for a standard of how Christianity is supposed to be. Before something it can become poor don't we need a standard for comparison? Of course the author may recognize elements that the true Faith fought against which may be sources for Christianity's eventual impoverishment. But it seems to me we need to first identify the books central theme.
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Isn't the central theme ACTS?