Talk:Theophilus (biblical)

message: What is the source for this belief?
It is also believed that the Theophilus Luke is addressing served as High Priest from 37 to 42 A.D
: See Wikipedia entry for Theophilus ben Ananus
:: Except for the Roman Official tradition, all the other traditions and beliefs are unsourced or unattributed.  Who are all these "some" who believe or identify or who hold various and sundry traditions?  Please give specific identification.  I will insert an "This article does not cite its references or sources." header into the article to spur a bit of attention to this problem.  --SFDan 08:31, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Source of beliefs and traditions

message: The section on Theophilus of Antioch needs citation or deletion. It doesn't really follow that Antioch is the Theophilus that Luke is referring to, since Antioch quotes from the Gospel of Luke himself. Theophilus of Antioch's contemporaries also refer to Luke specifically as an original Gospel. It'd be mighty strange for them to do so knowing that ToA's name was on the first page.Adrift* (talk) 03:26, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Theophilus of Antioch 

message: As part of the Roman Official theory this article claims that, "Theophilus, the High Priest was, in fact, a “Roman official” because he was appointed by the Vitellius, the Roman legate of Syria [Ant.18.123]." Okay, let's assume that a Roman legate can appoint a Jewish High Priest, and let's also assume that being so appointed makes the priest a "Roman Official" (whatever that means). Where is the proof (required component of things which are facts) that the Theophilus so appointed is the same person to whom the book of Luke is addressed? I note that the tag requesting further citations for this article has been in place for five years with no result and I am therefore deleting this unreferenced and unsourced "fact". Cottonshirtτ 14:08, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unsourced claim 

message: As in whoever is willing to listen, more recently authors who have written to the person in quest as "young Poet". Many, many people claim to be in earnest search for the truth. Many, many people continuously ask God -- all day, everyday -- but rare, very very rarely is even one person willing to listen so that they may hear the truth. I can understand how only pretending to desire to know, or only being willing to listen when the truth is the words you want to hear, isn't the same thing as genuinely desiring to known of The Truth.
Can You Hear Me Now, They of ileus?
Dirtclustit (talk) 01:30, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Who has ears to hear 

message: Theophilus:
Greek Definition:
In Biblical the meaning of the name Theophilus is: Friend of God.  
In Greek the meaning of the name Theophilus is: God-loving.
What if - in Luke and Acts - Theophilus is not a person, but an address to all people who love God?
Perhaps a predecessor to calling someone a "Christian" and more inclusive - a really good idea when sharing a new and exciting idea.
http://biblehub.com/greek/2321.htm — Preceding unsigned comment added by JohnT453 (talk • contribs) 19:51, 24 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Theophilus: When you call my Name.