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Read Acts chapter 6: verses 8 to 15.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoAccording to Acts 6:9-11, Jews all around the eastern Mediterranean region disputed with Stephen and claimed that he was committing blasphemy. However, it has been pointed out that there were no extensive persecutions of Christians by Jews in Palestine prior to the first Jewish war, and it is in Judea that Acts of the Apostles says that Stephen was arrested. In this regard, Raymond E. Brown (An Introduction to the New Testament) says we can never verify the existence and martyrdom of Stephen.
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Who persecuted Stephen?
Paul
What two people in the Bible forgave those who persecuted them?
Jesus (Luke 23:34) and Stephen (Acts 7:60).
What 1976 film starring John Travolta is about a persecuted schoolgirl with psychokinetic powers?
The movie is Carrie. A Stephen King Novel turned into a book.
Name one person that was persecuted because of their religious beliefs?
Saint Stephen was the first Christian martyr, see Acts chapter 7, verses 58=60.
Why were Puritan's persecuted?
The Puritans were persecuted for religious reasons.
Did the gypsies deserve to be persecuted?
No. Nobody deserves to be persecuted.
Can you show you how to write persecuted in a sentence?
Nobody likes to be persecuted.
What is opposite word for persecuted?
Happy or Pleased is the opposite for persecuted.
Have judaism has been persecuted by other group?
Judaism was persecuted by the Soviet Union. Jews have been persecuted almost constantly.
How many puritans were persecuted by Charles?
There was so many Puritans that were persecuted.
Who was the persecuted group out of the Rwanda genocide?
It was the Tutsis that were being persecuted, by the Hutus.
Who has been persecuted unfairly?
A:Members of almost all religious groups have been persecuted unfairly by members of other faiths. Religion may not be the only cause of all instances of persecution, but it is a leading cause:The early Christians were at times persecuted by the pagans, although not to anywhere near the extent that later Christian tradition assertsPagans of the Roman Empire were unfairly persecuted by the Christians, as soon as Christians were in a position to do so.Gnostic Christians were persecuted by Catholic-Orthodox Christians.Jews have been persecuted by Christians, down through the ages.Christians and Muslims persecuted each other.Hindus were persecuted by Muslims in IndiaBuddhists were persecuted by Muslims and Hindus in IndiaZoroastrian, Druze and Bahai followers are persecuted by MuslimsPeople have also been persecuted because of their race or sexual orientation.
