Acts 1:1-2

In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.

From Background Notes [BN] for March 9^th & 10^th written by Pastor Bob Brown:

Luke writes for a very personal audience, and he obviously knows this person he calls "Theophilus," though we know nothing more about him for certain. Scholars believe, based on the way Luke addresses Theophilus, that he had some social standing in his own community.

Moreover, based on what we know of other ancient writers, a man like Theophilus may have been Luke's patron during the course of his composition of Luke-Acts. That is, Theophilus paid for Luke's travel and other expenses incurred in the research and development of his works. By underwriting the work, this patron was also making a huge contribution to the rest of the Christian community and the world, including ourselves who read it some 2000 years later. By a simple act of financial stewardship, Theophilus wielded his own influence through Luke and to the world.  [BN, 8]

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