Stephen blames the Jews for persecuting the prophets and murdering Jesus.
Stephen accused the Sanhedrin of resisting the Holy Spirit, betraying and murdering the Righteous One (Jesus), and not keeping the law. He delivered a powerful sermon that challenged their traditional beliefs and practices, which ultimately led to his martyrdom.
Stephen, one of the seven deacons chosen in the early Christian church, addressed the Sanhedrin with a face like an angel before being stoned to death for his beliefs. This event is recorded in the Bible in the book of Acts, chapter 6 and 7.
A:Acts of the Apostles says that Stephen was brought before the Sanhedrin to be tried on a charge of blasphemy. During the trial, Stephen made no attempt to defend himself, merely antagonising the members of the Sanhedrin by reciting a monologue in which he said "Your fathers" persecuted the prophets (Acts 7:51,52), as if unaware that he was also a Jew.Acts 7:55 says that Stephen then looked up into heaven and saw Jesus standing on the right hand of God. He was immediately taken out and stoned for his blasphemy. Some scholars consider the scene involving Stephen's trial and death as significant, not only because Stephen is the first Christian martyr, but also because the death of Stephen in Acts matches so closely the death of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke, by the same author. Both accounts speak of the Son of Man at the right hand of God (Luke 22:69; Acts 7:56); both have a prayer for the forgiveness of those who are effecting this execution ( Luke 23:34a; Acts 7:60); both have the dying figure commend his spirit heavenward (Luke 23:46; Acts 7:59). In some ways, the most important difference in the trial stories is that the Jews said they could not sentence Jesus to death and therefore had to bring him to trial before the Roman governor, Pontius Pilate, whereas in the story of Stephen, the priests saw no reason to involve the Roman governor and were willing to have Stephen stoned to death on their own account. In commenting on whether this really happened, Raymond E. Brown (An Introduction to the New Testament) says that we can never verify the martyrdom or even existence of Stephen.
A:Acts of the Apostles says that Stephen was brought before the Sanhedrin to be tried on a charge of blasphemy. To have drawn the attention of the religious authorities to this extent, he must have been successful in his short-lived role as a deacon of the church.During the trial, Acts tells us that Stephen made no attempt to defend himself, merely antagonising the members of the Sanhedrin by reciting a monologue in which he said "Your fathers" persecuted the prophets (Acts 7:51,52), as if unaware that he was also a Jew, and by lecturing them on Jewish history. That he was then taken out to be stoned to death demonstrates that his long monologue was unsuccessful in changing the views of his accusers or judges.As to the historicity of these amazing events, Raymond E. Brown (An Introduction to the New Testament) says that we can never verify the martyrdom or even existence of Stephen. However, the story of Stephen has been successful down through the centuries in bringing people to the faith.
A:The trial of Jesus before the Sanhedrin is in the synoptic gospels: Matthew 26:57-66, Mark 14:53-64, Luke 22:66-71. In Matthew and Mark, the trial takes place soon after Jesus is arrested at midnight, but in Luke the priests wait until daybreak, since the Sanhedrin would never have met during hours of darkness to try Jesus. John's Gospel does not have a trial before the Sanhedrin, but has Jesus taken first to the house of Annas, father-in-law to the high priest, who interrogated him alone. Then Jesus was taken to the house of the high priest, Caiaphas, who again interviewed Jesus alone.
The gates of Damascus were guarded by the Jews who were living there during Saul's conversion. They were helping Saul before he became Paul.
Jesus was accused of blasphemy by the Jewish leader
Paul was a rabbi and a tent maker. He was a "court official" of the Sanhedrin, and as such, presided over the stoning of Stephen. All rabbis had a trade, so tent making was a respectable profession.
Saul is present when Stephen is brought before the Sanhedrin and boldly explains from biblical history that their forefathers had repeatedly resisted rather than responded to God. He argues that the Sanhedrin's approval of the crucifixion of Jesus is yet another of those occasions when they resisted the Holy Spirit. Stephen's reproach turns the council into an angry mob that drags him outside the city, where they stone him to death. Saul approves of the mob's actions and watches over their garments while they stone Stephen.
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Paul was a rabbi and a tent maker. He was a "court official" of the Sanhedrin, and as such, presided over the stoning of Stephen. All rabbis had a trade, so tent making was a respectable profession.
Acts of the Apostles says that Stephen was brought before the Sanhedrin to be tried on a charge of blasphemy. During the trial, Acts tells us that Stephen made no attempt to defend himself, merely antagonising the members of the Sanhedrin by reciting a monologue in which he said "Your fathers" persecuted the prophets (Acts 7:51,52), as if unaware that he was also a Jew, and by lecturing them on Jewish history.In commenting on whether this really happened, Raymond E. Brown (An Introduction to the New Testament) says that we can never verify the martyrdom or even existence of Stephen. However, the story of Stephen has been successful down through the centuries in bringing people to the faith.
Nicodemus defended Christ before the Jewish Sanhedrin which was an assembly of judges.
A:Acts of the Apostles says that Stephen was brought before the Sanhedrin to be tried on a charge of blasphemy. To have drawn the attention of the religious authorities to this extent, he must have been successful in his short-lived role as a deacon of the church.During the trial, Acts tells us that Stephen made no attempt to defend himself, merely antagonising the members of the Sanhedrin by reciting a monologue in which he said "Your fathers" persecuted the prophets (Acts 7:51,52), as if unaware that he was also a Jew, and by lecturing them on Jewish history. That he was then taken out to be stoned to death demonstrates that his long monologue was unsuccessful in changing the views of his accusers or judges.As to the historicity of these amazing events, Raymond E. Brown (An Introduction to the New Testament) says that we can never verify the martyrdom or even existence of Stephen. However, the story of Stephen has been successful down through the centuries in bringing people to the faith.
No. Stephen Hawking, as of 2011, is alive.
John did not deny the accusations made by the girls who said he was the devil and eventually went to the gallows for his "accusations". Before then he did try to tell the truth about his and Abigail's affair but in the end it was still not enough.
A:Acts of the Apostles says that Stephen was brought before the Sanhedrin to be tried on a charge of blasphemy. During the trial, Stephen made no attempt to defend himself, merely antagonising the members of the Sanhedrin by reciting a monologue in which he said "Your fathers" persecuted the prophets (Acts 7:51,52), as if unaware that he was also a Jew.Acts 7:55 says that Stephen then looked up into heaven and saw Jesus standing on the right hand of God. He was immediately taken out and stoned for his blasphemy. Some scholars consider the scene involving Stephen's trial and death as significant, not only because Stephen is the first Christian martyr, but also because the death of Stephen in Acts matches so closely the death of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke, by the same author. Both accounts speak of the Son of Man at the right hand of God (Luke 22:69; Acts 7:56); both have a prayer for the forgiveness of those who are effecting this execution ( Luke 23:34a; Acts 7:60); both have the dying figure commend his spirit heavenward (Luke 23:46; Acts 7:59). In some ways, the most important difference in the trial stories is that the Jews said they could not sentence Jesus to death and therefore had to bring him to trial before the Roman governor, Pontius Pilate, whereas in the story of Stephen, the priests saw no reason to involve the Roman governor and were willing to have Stephen stoned to death on their own account. In commenting on whether this really happened, Raymond E. Brown (An Introduction to the New Testament) says that we can never verify the martyrdom or even existence of Stephen.