Who is Theophilus in Acts of Apostles?

Answer 1

Theophilus means "lover of God"

luke addressed all his gospels to Theophilus although there was no such person. Since Theophilus means lover of God...Luke is saying his gosples are addressed to any of God's followers

Answer 2

A:

Acts of the Apostles is addressed to Theophilus, to whom Luke's Gospel was also addressed. There is much debate about Theophilus, as to whether:

• Theophilus was an actual person;
• Theophilus, a name which means 'Loved by God', represented all Christians;
• The name Theophilus, which means 'Loved by God', was really a transvaluation of the name Epaphroditus ('Touched by Aphrodite'), a person to whom the Jewish historian Josephus dedicated some of his writing. The author of Luke's Gospel is known to have used material from the works of Josephus to add historical interest. This usage is consistent with the classical Greek tradition for acknowledging a source from which material was used.

Answer 3

Theophilus is the individual to whom the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles are addressed. The name means "friend of God" or "lover of God." It is not clear whether Theophilus was a specific person, a title, or a symbolic representation of all those who love or seek God.

Answer 4

It means loved by God