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Book Introduction

Acts

Written by Luke

The Author

LukeA 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

10 locations

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Where It All Began

4 locations

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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.

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