{"podcast":{"title":"Awake Us Now","slug":"awake-us-now-3481","podcast_index_feed_id":3481,"rss_url":"https://awakeusnow.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.awakeusnow.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/0/c/f/b/0cfb11e159b4b02d/logo.jpg","author":"Rev. Christopher Dodge","episode_count":1082,"summary":"Awake Us Now is a body of believers who: WORSHIP the Triune God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. Praise Him with joy and thanksgiving for He is God and He is good; WALK by faith in the power of the Holy Spirit. This is the clear teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ and the clear declaration of the Scriptures. Such a daily walk is a far cry from mere religion or \"church as usual;\" WITNESS to Jesus Christ our Savior in daily life situations. Take seriously His call to make disciples. Be alert to the opportunities God provides to encourage and mentor others in the Christian life. Utilize the developing technologies to reach a new generation with the timeless Gospel of Christ.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T06:19:12.673859+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-us-now-3481"},"episode":{"title":"Dig Deeper - Acts Chapter 5: Was Luke Mistaken?","slug":"dig-deeper-acts-chapter-5-was-luke-mistaken","published_at":"2026-06-23T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-us-now-3481/dig-deeper-acts-chapter-5-was-luke-mistaken","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-us-now-3481","url":"https://awakeusnow.libsyn.com/dig-deeper-acts-chapter-5-was-luke-mistaken","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/awakeusnow/Dig_Deeper_-_Acts_Chapter_5__Was_Luke_Mistaken_.mp3?dest-id=246214","summary":"Pastor focuses in on Gamaliel's Speech found in Acts 5:34-39. We know about Gamliel from the Bible, the writings of Josephus and rabbinical writings: Grandson of the Jewish teacher Hillel Especially influential ca 25-50 A.D. President of the Sanhedrin A devout and respected Pharisee Teacher of Saul of Tarsus (Acts 22:3) In comparing Josephus' writings with the Bible we find an issue with Acts 5:36-37 \"Some time ago Theudas appeared, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men rallied to him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing. After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and led a band of people in revolt. He too was killed, and all his followers were scattered.\" The Controversy is the dating of the two men as this is what we know about them from Josephus: Theudas - revolt at the time of the Roman procurator, Cuspius Faus (44-46 A.D.) Judas the Galilean - rebellion in 6 A.D. According to the Acts verses written by Luke, he quotes Gamaliel as saying that Judas the Galilean's rebellion came AFTER Theudas' revolt, but what we know about these two men from Josephus, shows us that Judas the Galilean's rebellion came BEFORE Theudas' revolt. The Alternatives we can consider: Josephus was correct, Luke was wrong Luke was correct, Josephus was wrong Both Luke and Josephus were correct. Pastor leans toward \"Both Luke and Josephus being correct.\" In Josephus' writings we read of Judas the Galilean as having led a band of people in revolt in 6 A.D. In Josephus' writings we also read that after the death of King Herod the Great (about 4 B.C.) many revolted. Josephus does not name them.but clearly these rebellions were BEFORE Judas' revolt. Consider this: Is it possible that one of those individuals was named Theud…","meta_description":"Pastor focuses in on Gamaliel's Speech found in Acts 5:34-39. We know about Gamliel from the Bible, the writings of Josephus and rabbinical writings: Gran…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":641,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/awake-us-now-3481/episodes/dig-deeper-acts-chapter-5-was-luke-mistaken/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-us-now-3481/dig-deeper-acts-chapter-5-was-luke-mistaken.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}