Acts 5:33-40
Summary for Acts 5:33-40: 5:33-40 a God once again thwarted the Jewish leaders’ plans to stop the apostles—this time through the counsel of Gamaliel.5:34 b Gamaliel was an eminent Pharisee, a leader in the Jewish high council, and a famous teacher of the law. He was Paul’s teacher during his rabbinical education (see 22:3 c).
Summary for Acts 5:36-37: 5:36-37 d This Theudas is otherwise unknown, although Josephus mentions a different man by that name who raised a revolt some years later (see Josephus, Antiquities 20.5.1). Theudas was a common Jewish name.
• Judas of Galilee appears in Josephus as a rebel who opposed giving tribute to Caesar about AD 6 or 7, following the census of Quirinius (see Josephus, Antiquities 20.5.2; cp. Luke 2:2 e). His resistance, too, was crushed.
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