Literary Devices in Acts of the Apostles
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
The action in the Gospel of Luke was confined to the Jewish homeland in Judea. Jesus liked to work neighborhoods he knew. But Acts of the Apostles spans far and wide. Even Jesus predicts that the a...
Genre
Acts of the Apostles is kind of a tough one to nail down, genre-wise. In a way, it's similar to ancient histories or biographies. It's obviously trying to record the background of the early church...
Trivia
Paul's given name, Saul, means "asked for" or "prayed for" (source), while the new name he gave himself after he saw the vision of Jesus on the road to Damascus means "small" or "humble" (source)....
Sex Drugs And Violence Rating
Acts is pretty tame as far as sex and drugs go. The apostles even warn people not to fornicate (15:20), so that's good family fun. It is just a tiny bit violent though (the persecution of a religio...
Allusions
Inferno by Dante When Dante runs into Pope Nicholas in Hell, he asks how much the apostles charged Matthias for taking Judas's place among the apostles. The answer is nada. Take that, Pope Nicholas...