ACTS OF PILATE A relation sent by Pilate to the Emperor Tiberius, concerning Jesus Christ, his death, resurrection, ascension, and the crimes of which he was convicted before him. It was a custom among the Romans, that the pro-consuls and governors of provinces should draw up acts or memoirs of what happened in the course … Continue reading “Acts of Pilate”
Acts of Christ, Spurious
Acts of Christ, Spurious Several sayings attributed to our Lord, and alleged to be handed down by tradition, may be included under this head, as they are supposed by some learned men to have been derived from histories no longer in existence (comp. Luk 1:1). SEE APOCRYPHA. 1. The only saying of this kind apparently … Continue reading “Acts of Christ, Spurious”
Acts, Indifferent
Acts, Indifferent Acts that are neither good or bad. All are agreed that deliberate acts performed without conscious reference to moral norms are indifferent; also that many acts, like walking, have in themselves no specific goodness or malice. Saint Thomas is of opinion that acts of a deliberate agent, aware of the significance of the … Continue reading “Acts, Indifferent”
Acts, Human
Acts, Human Acts of man which are under the control of the will and therefore done knowingly and willingly; not acts which happen by accident, as falling, or by nature, as growing, or by instinct, as dodging a missile, but acts performed by choice, that is, after deliberation and decision. They are imputable to their … Continue reading “Acts, Human”
Acts, Canonical
Acts, Canonical Acts that produce a legal effect according to the rules of ecclesiastical law, and are either allowed or forbidden. They comprise acts of: official administrators of ecclesiastical property; persons employed in ecclesiastical courts, judge, auditor , referee, “defensor vinculi” (e.g., for marriage), fiscal promotor and promotor of faith (for beatification and canonization ) … Continue reading “Acts, Canonical”
ACTS, BOOK OF
ACTS, BOOK OF Evidence from early Christian records, as well as from the book itself, indicates that Luke wrote the book of Acts. The book was the second of two volumes that Luke wrote, the first being Lukes Gospel. Luke wrote for a person named Theophilus, with the purpose of giving Theophilus an account of … Continue reading “ACTS, BOOK OF”
Acts, Apocryphal
Acts, Apocryphal a-pokri-fal. See APOCRYPHAL ACTS. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Acts and Monuments
Acts and Monuments History of the persecution of the Reformers in England , by John Foxe (1516 -1587 ), an extreme Reformer. His work, entitled “Acts and Monuments” but popularly known as the “Book of Martyrs,” was first published, 1563 , and had numerous editions. It contains three volumes: the first deals with early Christian … Continue reading “Acts and Monuments”
Acts
Acts SPURIOUS or APOCRYPHAL, ancient writings purporting to have been written by or respecting our Savior, his disciples, etc. Of these several are still extant; others are only known by the accounts in ancient authors (Hase, Hist. of Chr. Church, p. 96, 102). SEE CANON (of Scripture). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature … Continue reading “Acts”
Actors
Actors The early Church protested against the life of actors on the ground (1) of general immorality, and (2) of theatricals being so closely associated with idolatry. These were comprised in the pomp and service of the devil, which every Christian renounced at his baptism; and, therefore, when any one returned to them he was … Continue reading “Actors”