The Acts of the Apostles, abbreviation Acts, fifth book of the New Testament, a valuable history of the early Christian church. In Part I that is his Gospel, St. Luke presented Jesus' mission to establish the Kingdom of God in bringing salvation to the "lost sheep of Israel" and to mankind in general. Rossellini's sharp eye for historical context made him the ideal director of this rich material. ancient times as The Acts of the Apostles; but this title cannot be found in the book itself. Our third series will be reading the first twelve chapters of the Acts of the Apostles. The Acts of the Apostles, the second volume of Luke’s two-volume work, continues Luke’s presentation of biblical history, describing how the salvation promised to Israel in the Old Testament and accomplished by Jesus has now under the guidance of the holy Spirit been extended to the Gentiles. Acts of the Apostles, the second part of the work that begins with the Gospel According to Luke, is the story of the early church after Jesus’s martyrdom. The Acts of the Apostles contains the blueprint of the spiritual structure of the Church until Christ returns. It is the only 1st-century account of the expansion of Christianity in its earliest period. Acts.11 [1] And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. See Table at Bible. Noté 0.0/5. 603–4). 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. Introduction. As a second volume to Luke's Gospel, it joins what Jesus "began to do and to teach" (1:1; see note there) as told in the Gospels with what he continued to do and teach through the apostles' preaching and the establishment of the church. The book of Acts provides a bridge for the writings of the NT. Acts was written in Greek, presumably by the Evangelist Luke, whose gospel concludes where Acts begins, namely, with Christ’s Ascension into heaven. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of Bible: The New Testament and what it means. 1 In my first book # 1:1 The reference is to the Gospel of Luke. Acts of Apostles is Part II St. Luke's work on the advent and mission of the Redeemer Messiah. The functioning of the gifts of the Spirit is the directing force of this great story. There is a reason for this. 1 In my earlier work, Theophilus, I dealt with everything Jesus had done and taught from the beginning 2 until the day he gave his instructions to the apostles he had chosen through the Holy Spirit, and was taken up to heaven. 1 In my first book # 1:1 The reference is to the Gospel of Luke. If the book was just before or after Paul’s release, then it was likely written around 63 A.D. from Rome. 43 A sense of awe e came over everyone, and the apostles performed many wonders and signs.