Book Introduction
Acts
Written by Luke
The Author
Luke — A physician and historian who traveled with — the only author in the New Testament
Written by the same author as Luke's Gospel. The book opens by referencing 'my former book' addressed to . Luke was present for parts of the story — the 'we' sections indicate firsthand experience.
Written
60s-80s AD
Audience
(and the broader early church)
Purpose
To document how the spread from to the ends of the earth through the
The Spread of the Early Church
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Where It All Began
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What's It About?
Acts is the sequel to Luke's Gospel — it picks up right where Jesus ascended and follows the early church as it explodes across the Roman Empire. The shows up at and everything changes. It's part history, part adventure story, and 100% wild.