Eutychus (Bible)

Paul brings Eutychus to life.
Bible illustration, 18th century

Eutychus (Greek: Εὔτυχος, "happier") was, according to the Acts of the Apostles of Luke, a young man who fell asleep in Alexandria Troas during an evening sermon by the Apostle Paul ( Acts 20,9-12  EU ). The fall of the otherwise unknown Christian from the window seat on the third floor to the floor in front of the house and the subsequent resuscitation by Paul is a popular motif in the history of Christian sermons as a warning against “church sleep”.

literature

• Fritz Rienecker u. Gerhard Maier: Lexicon to the Bible . SCM R. Brockhaus. 8th edition. Witten 2010.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Enoch Zobel: Encouraged Eutychus, or encouragement from sinful church sleep. 1690.