The Acts of the Apostles

6 THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES
It cannot therefore be shown that St. Luke was
influenced by a chronological interest in any of the
few passages wherein he produces what is practically
chronological material from contemporary history.
Such a passage as St. Litke Hi. 1, wherein the chrono-
logical sitimtion is scientifically determined, is to be
found nowhere in the Acts of the Apostles. More-
over, there is no difference here between the treatment
of the history of Christianity in the Diaspora and
in Palestine.
II. Exact statements of years, months, and days.
Dates of years and months occur only in the
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following passages :
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xi. 26. St. Barnabas and St. Paul abide a full year
{eviavTOv oKov) in Antioch (fostering the youthful
Church).
xvii. 2. On three Sabbath days (eiri ard^/Sara rpla)
St. Paul preached in the synagogue at Thessalonica,
and was therefore nearly a month in that city.
xviii. 11. St. Paul on his first visit to Corinth
remained there a year and six months {eviavrov kol
Areopagite (xvii. 34)
; the aTpaTt^yol in Philippi (xvi. 20) ; the
politarchs in Thessalonica (xvii. 6) ; the Asiarchs (xix. 31) ; the
school of Tyrannus (xix. 9) ; the ypafxfiarevs (xix. 35) ; the ayopaioi
Kal dvOvwaroi (xix. 38) ; and the hvojxo% iKKktjala in Ephesus
(xix. 39) ; Zeus and Hermes (xiv. 12) ; the great Artemis (xix. 27)
the 7r6\is veuKdpos (xix. 35) ; Dike (xxviii. 4) ; the Dioscuri (xxviii.
11) ; the Unknown God in Athens (xvii. 23). Each trait is correct
and true to its situation.
^ Passages wherein the years of duration of disease are given
are left out of consideration.— Vide iv. 22 and ix. 33.
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