IntroductionNo New Testament book was more disputed by the Early Church regarding authorship and authenticity than 2 Peter. The similarities between chapter two and Jude’s letter have caused scholars to question whether Peter borrowed from Jude, Jude from Peter, or if they both borrowed from another common source. There are at least three strong reasons […]
Chapter twenty-eight concludes Luke’s account of Paul’s journey to Rome. Because it does not contain the details of what happened after Paul’s two-year imprisonment, and because Acts was already part two of Luke’s work, some think that he intended to write a third volume, but that is only speculation. There is nothing in Acts or
Chapters twenty-seven and twenty-eight tell of Paul’s trip to Rome. Under lock and key along with other prisoners, Paul was grateful that Luke and Aristarchus were allowed to travel with him (Acts 27:1-8). The centurion even permitted him shore leave at various ports to see friends. They changed ships in Lycia and started for Rome,
