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~~''Synopsis:''~~ Stephen was a Christian whose story is told in the [[Book of Acts]]. He was stoned to death ~~for his beliefs~~because of accusations of blasphemy, described in [[Acts 7]]. The [[apostle Paul]] (Saul) was present at Stephen's death, giving approval to it. Following his death, which probably occurred some time around [[33 AD]], the Jews of the early church became dispersed throughout Judea, Samaria and their Diaspora homelands, taking the gospel with them.

~~----~~===Death of Stephen===~~__TOC__{{topics}}~~* [[Persecution]]* [[Acts 7]]Stephen was stoned to death.

~~{{opinions}}~~===After-effects of Stephen's death===

[[Acts reveals that great persecution arose after Stephen ~~(EBD)|Easton~~'s ~~Bible Dictionary entry on Stephen]]~~ ~~==Main article==~~ ~~Stephen was a Christian whose story is told in the [[Book of Acts]]. He was stoned to~~ death ~~for his beliefs, described in [[Acts 7]]~~. ~~The~~ Saul (later the [[apostle Paul]] ~~(Saul~~) was ~~present at Stephen's death, giving approval to it~~one of the main perpetrators of this violence. ~~Following his death, the~~ Believers (probably predominantly Hellenistic Jews of ) left Jerusalem to escape the ~~early church became dispersed throughout Judea~~persecution, ~~Samaria~~ and ~~their Diaspora homelands, taking~~ the gospel travelled with them. ~~===Theology of Stephen===~~ In , for example, to cities such as [[~~Acts 6~~Antioch]] ~~and [[Acts 7|7]] a picture emergences that shows Stephen questioning the importance~~ . So this persecution resulted in expansion of the ~~Temple and the Mosaic Law~~early church. ~~In his mind, Jesus fulfilled and superseded these.~~ ~~===Death of Stephen===~~

==Quotes==

[[Oscar Cullmann]]

: Apart from Paul, Stephen was perhaps the most significant man in the early church. It seems he grasped what was new in Jesus’ thought better than almost anyone else.

==Video==

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