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A 4 page research paper that makes the observation that the Book of Acts ends with a “cliffhanger,” as the apostle Paul is under house arrest in Rome, awaiting his trial (Miller 39). The reader naturally wonders what happens, but there is no universal consensus among scholars about this point. The writer discusses scholarship and proposes a new ending for the Book of Acts that addresses how the lives of Peter and Paul ended. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The reader naturally wonders what happens, but there is no universal consensus among scholars about this point. The Roman bishop Clement, in a letter to the Corinthian church in 96
C.E., which was roughly 30 years after Pauls execution, indicates that Paul was martyred in Rome (Miller 39). A second-century leader in the Christian church named Gains asserted that he
could identify the graves of both Paul and Peter, which were supposed located on Vatican Hill (Miller 39). Many scholars believe that Paul was martyred around 62 C.E., which
would be towards the end of Pauls two-year house arrest. Other feels that Paul was released and visited some of the churches that he had founded before heading west to
preach the gospel in Spain. In a letter to Philemon, which Paul wrote while under house arrest, he indicates his belief that he would be acquitted. He writes that Philemon
should "Prepare a guest room," as he hoped to be restored to his followers (Miller 39). If this is what occurred, Paul was probably arrested a second time and executed
in Rome around 66 C.E. (Miller 39). Considering the wealth of opinion on this topic, in order to rewrite a more definitive ending to the Book of Acts, one
version of history must be selected. Therefore, the following "addition" to Acts is based on scholarship in the Catholic Encyclopedia. Pauls trial acquitted him of all charges. This verdict
was influenced by several factors. First of all, the report of the Governor Festus was quite favorable, as was that of the centurion (Prat). Secondly, the Jews leveling the charge
at Paul appear to have abandoned it as their "co-religionists" in Rome were not informed of it (Acts 28:21)" (Prat). Also Paul himself wrote of this outcome (Prat). After
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