Unity and Hostility

Abstract This article utilizes narrative-critical analysis to examine the ten appearances of the adverb ὁμοθυμαδόν (“with one accord/purpose/impulse”) in the book of Acts. By situating each use of the adverb within the structure and plot of Acts, this article contends that Luke uses the adverb to characterize two distinct collective bodies—the church and its adversaries—and to exhort his audience toward unified perseverance amidst rising hostility.