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by Detrytus on Monday November 04, 2024 @08:52PM
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The benefactor is named, and his name is Theophilus, Luke actually dedicates his second book, "Acts of the Apostoles" to him.
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Some would argue that because the name Theophilus means "friend of God" that it's more likely that it's a pseudonym.
We can't know that that's the case, but I can see the argument.
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by vineyardlabs on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @10:05AM
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Yeah you're correct. I mistakenly said unnamed due to the theory some people have that Theophilus was not a real person but is some kind of metaphor/personification of the church.