Person
Theophilus
recipient of Luke-Acts
Named recipient addressed at the beginning of Luke and Acts.
2 appearances2 Bible books1 known aliases
Who or what is this?
Named recipient addressed at the opening of both 's Gospel and Acts as most excellent Theophilus. Luke writes so that he may have certainty concerning the things he has been taught. The honorific suggests a person of social standing, possibly a patron of the project, though nothing else about him is preserved in the text.
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