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Acts of the Apostles

The Acts of the Apostles[a] (Koinē Greek: Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων, Práxeis Apostólōn;[2] Latin: Actūs Apostolōrum) is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of its message to the Roman Empire.[3]

This article is about the book in the Christian New Testament. For the literature genre, see Acts of the Apostles (genre). For the acronym, see ACTS (disambiguation).

Acts and the Gospel of Luke make up a two-part work, Luke–Acts, by the same anonymous author.[4] Traditionally, the author is believed to be Luke the Evangelist, a doctor who travelled with Paul the Apostle. It is usually dated to around 80–90 AD, although some scholars suggest 110–120 AD.[5] The first part, the Gospel of Luke, tells how God fulfilled his plan for the world's salvation through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. Acts continues the story of Christianity in the 1st century, beginning with the ascension of Jesus to Heaven. The early chapters, set in Jerusalem, describe the Day of Pentecost (the coming of the Holy Spirit), the expulsion of Christians from Jerusalem and the establishment of the church at Antioch. The later chapters narrate the continuation of the message under Paul the Apostle and concludes with his imprisonment in Rome, where he awaits trial.


Luke–Acts is an attempt to answer a theological problem, namely how the Messiah of the Jews came to have an overwhelmingly non-Jewish church; the answer it provides is that the message of Christ was sent to the Gentiles because as a whole Jews rejected it.[3] Luke–Acts can also be seen as a defense of the Jesus movement addressed to the Jews: the bulk of the speeches and sermons in Acts are addressed to Jewish audiences, with the Romans serving as external arbiters on disputes concerning Jewish customs and law.[6] On the one hand, Luke portrays the followers of Jesus as a sect of the Jews, and therefore entitled to legal protection as a recognised religion; on the other, Luke seems unclear as to the future that God intends for Jews and Christians, celebrating the Jewishness of Jesus and his immediate followers, while also stressing how the Jews had rejected the Messiah.[7]

Transition: reprise of the preface addressed to Theophilus and the closing events of the gospel (Acts 1–1:26)

Petrine Christianity: the Jewish church from Jerusalem to Antioch (Acts 2:1–12:25)

Les Actes des Apotres

Acts of the Apostles (genre)

Historical reliability of the Acts of the Apostles

Holy Spirit in the Acts of the Apostles

List of Gospels

List of New Testament verses not included in modern English translations

, also known as the Sonnini Manuscript

The Lost Chapter of the Acts of the Apostles

Textual variants in the Acts of the Apostles

Allen, O. Wesley Jr. (2009). . In Petersen, David L.; O'Day, Gail R. (eds.). Theological Bible Commentary. Westminster John Knox Press. ISBN 978-1-61164-030-4.

"Luke"

Aune, David E. (1988). . Westminster John Knox Press. ISBN 978-0-227-67910-4.

The New Testament in its Literary Environment

Balch, David L. (2003). . In Dunn, James D. G.; Rogerson, John William (eds.). Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible. Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-8028-3711-0.

"Luke"

Boring, M. Eugene (2012). . Westminster John Knox Press. ISBN 978-0-664-25592-3.

An Introduction to the New Testament: History, Literature, Theology

Bruce, F.F. (1990). . Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-8028-0966-7.

The Acts of the Apostles: The Greek Text with Introduction and Commentary

Buckwalter, Douglas (1996). . Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-56180-8.

The Character and Purpose of Luke's Christology

Burkett, Delbert (2002). . Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-00720-7.

An Introduction to the New Testament and the Origins of Christianity

Charlesworth, James H. (2008). . Abingdon Press. ISBN 978-1-4267-2475-6.

The Historical Jesus: An Essential Guide

Evans, Craig A. (2011). . Baker Books. ISBN 978-1-4412-3652-4.

Luke

Fitzmyer, Joseph A. (1998). . Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-49020-7.

The Anchor Bible: The Acts of the Apostles-A new Translation with Introduction and Commentary

Gooding, David (2013). . Myrtlefield House. ISBN 978-1-874584-31-5.

True to the Faith: The Acts of the Apostles: Defining and Defending the Gospel

Green, Joel (1995). . Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521469326.

The Theology of the Gospel of Luke

Green, Joel (1997). . Eerdmans. ISBN 9780802823151.

The Gospel of Luke

Holladay, Carl R. (2011). . Abingdon Press. ISBN 9781426748288.

A Critical Introduction to the New Testament: Interpreting the Message and Meaning of Jesus Christ

Keener, Craig S. (2012). . Vol. I: Introduction And 1:1–2:47. Baker Academic. ISBN 978-1-4412-3621-0.

Acts: An Exegetical Commentary

Marshall, I. Howard (2014). . InterVarsity Press. ISBN 9780830898312.

Tyndale New Testament Commentary: Acts

Matthews, Christopher R. (2011). . In Coogan, Michael D. (ed.). The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Books of the Bible. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195377378.

"Acts of the Apostles"

Parsons, Mikeal C.; Pervo, Richard I. (1993). . Fortress Press. ISBN 978-1-4514-1701-2.

Rethinking the Unity of Luke and Acts

(1998). "The Synoptic Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles: Telling the Christian Story". In Barton, John (ed.). The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Interpretation. Westminster John Knox Press. ISBN 978-0-521-48593-7.

Perkins, Pheme

Phillips, Thomas E. (2009). . Baker Academic. ISBN 978-1-4412-4194-8.

Paul, His Letters, and Acts

Pickett, Raymond (2011). . In Rhoads, David; Esterline, David; Lee, Jae Won (eds.). Luke–Acts and Empire: Essays in Honor of Robert L. Brawley. Wipf and Stock Publishers. ISBN 9781608990986.

"Luke and Empire: An Introduction"

Powell, Mark Allan (2018). (2nd ed.). Baker Academic. ISBN 978-1-4934-1313-3.

Introducing the New Testament: A Historical, Literary and Theological Survey

Rowe, C. Kavin (2005). . Journal for the Study of the New Testament. 27 (3): 279–300. doi:10.1177/0142064X05052507. S2CID 162896700.

"Luke–Acts and the Imperial Cult: A Way through the Conundrum?"

Theissen, Gerd; Merz, Annette (1998). The historical Jesus: a comprehensive guide. Eerdmans.

Thompson, Richard P. (2010). "Luke-Acts: The Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles". In Aune, David E. (ed.). . Wiley–Blackwell. ISBN 978-1-4443-1894-4.

The Blackwell Companion to The New Testament

Witherington, Ben (1998). . Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-8028-4501-6.

The Acts of the Apostles: A Socio-rhetorical Commentary

Zwiep, Arie W. (2010). . Mohr Siebeck. ISBN 978-3-16-150675-8.

Christ, the Spirit and the Community of God: Essays on the Acts of the Apostles

Book of Acts at Bible Gateway (NIV & KJV)

Tertullian.org: The Western Text of the Acts of the Apostles (1923) J. M. WILSON, D.D.

public domain audiobook at LibriVox Various versions

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