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According to the Acts of Apostles, Agabus was a member of the Church in Jerusalem, known for his prophetic abilities. He was said to have predicted the famine at the time of Claudius (around 45 CE) an then (in 58 CE) the arrest of Paul. | According to the Acts of Apostles, Agabus was a member of the Church in Jerusalem, known for his prophetic abilities. He was said to have predicted the famine at the time of Claudius (around 45 CE) an then (in 58 CE) the arrest of Paul. | ||
Later Christian tradition identified him as one of the [[Seventy | Later Christian tradition identified him as one of the [[Seventy Disciples]] and narrated his martyrdom at Antioch. | ||
==Agabus in Second Temple sources== | ==Agabus in Second Temple sources== | ||
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Agabus was, according to the Acts of Apostles, an earlier follower of the Church.
Overview
According to the Acts of Apostles, Agabus was a member of the Church in Jerusalem, known for his prophetic abilities. He was said to have predicted the famine at the time of Claudius (around 45 CE) an then (in 58 CE) the arrest of Paul.
Later Christian tradition identified him as one of the Seventy Disciples and narrated his martyrdom at Antioch.
Agabus in Second Temple sources
Acts of Apostles
Acts 11:28 -- And one of them named Agabus stood up and foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great famine over all the world (this took place in the days of Claudius).
Acts 21:10 -- While we were staying for many days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
Agabus in Scholarship
Agabus in Fiction
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Pages in category "Agabus (subject)"
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