Acts of the Apostles is a genre of early Christian literature that recounts the lives and works of the apostles of Jesus. Acts in this genre, called Acta in Latin and Praxeis in Greek, matter for several reasons, among them their treatment of apostolic succession. They also show how early Christian writers understood missionary activity among unfamiliar or distant peoples, since some acts describe missionary work among legendary or exotic groups. This genre entity denotes the literary form itself, distinct from the canonical New Testament book of the same title.
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Notable ExampleActs of the Apostles (canonical) 1 Defining TraitRecounts the lives and works of the apostles of Jesus 1 Sources
1. Acts of the Apostles (genre) - Wikipedia
Examples, The canonical Acts of the Apostles
Only one work in this genre is included in the New Testament canon, entitled the Acts of the Apostles
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recounting the lives and works of the apostles of Jesus
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