Character- Stephen
There was Jew named Stephen who lived outside of Israel and died around c. 34. Stephen accepted Christianity and when he did he became one of the seven deacons. The seven deacons are chosen by the disciples to take care of the widows and the needy people of Jerusalem as stated in Acts 6:1-5. Stephen taught in the Synagogue and one day he was accused of a serious crime called blasphemy. Later on a witness that wasn’t true testified against Stephen saying that Stephen said the Jesus would destroy the Temple and throw out the law of Moses (Acts 6:14). Acts 7:56 stated that Stephen tried to defend his self against the wrongful accusations, but this made the adversaries angrier. The adversaries were so angry with Stephen that
There was Jew named Stephen who lived outside of Israel and died around c. 34. Stephen accepted Christianity and when he did he became one of the seven deacons. The seven deacons are chosen by the disciples to take care of the widows and the needy people of Jerusalem as stated in Acts 6:1-5. Stephen taught in the Synagogue and one day he was accused of a serious crime called blasphemy. Later on a witness that wasn’t true testified against Stephen saying that Stephen said the Jesus would destroy the Temple and throw out the law of Moses (Acts 6:14). Acts 7:56 stated that Stephen tried to defend his self against the wrongful accusations, but this made the adversaries angrier. The adversaries were so angry with Stephen that