Testament: | New |
Description: | Acts, also known as the Acts of the Apostles, is a historical book of the New Testament that narrates the founding and expansion of the early Christian Church. The book continues the story from the Gospel of Luke and describes the coming of the Holy Spirit, the missionary journeys of the apostles, and the spread of the Gospel to the Gentiles. |
Chapters: | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 |
Author name: | Luke (as a companion of Paul) |
Written date: | AD 62-64 |
Location: | Unknown |
Genre: | Historical |
Chapter count: | 28 |
Verse count: | 1007 |
Language: | Greek |
Audience: | All readers |
Theme: | The growth of the early Christian church |
Key verses: | Acts 1:8; Acts 2:1-4; Acts 9:1-19 |
Summary: | Acts, also known as the Acts of the Apostles, is a historical account of the growth and expansion of the early Christian church. It describes the ministry of the apostles, the spread of the gospel, and the establishment of Christian communities. |
Outline: | I. The Ascension and Pentecost (1:1-2:47)
II. The Ministry of Peter and the Apostles (3:1-12:25)
III. The Ministry of Paul and the Spread of the Gospel (13:1-28:31) |