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show a reversal of the traditional concept of andreia that goes much in the same direction as Socrates, the Stoics, and Heliodorus with his Theagenes: in these Acts, andreia is ascribed to Mary rather than to Philip, her brother and companion in apostleship, and it is defined as the ability of not returning evil after receiving it. This "apology" is in defense of his right to refuse support, not his apostleship. One of the distinctive characteristics of the New Testament was how it reunited apostleship and prophecy. |
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