Acts
Purpose
Continues Luke's Gospel, tracing the Spirit-empowered spread of the gospel from Jerusalem to Rome.
Author
Traditionally Luke, the physician
Time Period
Written c. 62 AD (or later, 70s-80s AD)
Key Themes
- The Holy Spirit
- Witness to the ends of the earth
- The church formed
- Persecution and mission
- Paul's journeys
Outline
The church in Jerusalem (ch. 1-7); into Judea and Samaria (ch. 8-12); Paul's missions to the Gentiles and Rome (ch. 13-28).