Acts of the Apostles

Acts of the Apostles

Acts of the Apostles, also called "The Book of Acts" or simply "Acts", is a historical account of the first 30 years of the Christian church, from the final days of Jesus' ministry on the earth to about 60 AD.

Needless to say, a short book cannot cover everything that happened over a period of three decades. Acts of the Apostles describes some of the highlights, initially from Jerusalem and eventually from the missionary journeys of the Apostle Paul.

As a result, Acts of the Apostles is fast-moving, action-packed and covers quite a bit of geography as well as time. The places mentioned stretch from the modern day Israel, Syria, Lebanon and Turkey to Cyprus, Greece, Malta and Italy.

As mentioned in Bible origins, Acts of the Apostles is a letter written to a man named Theophilus by Luke, the doctor who accompanied the Apostle Paul on his missionary journeys and served as his helper and note taker. Luke's role in Acts of the Apostles can be described as that of a personal secretary who used his scientific training to carefully record what Paul and the other Apostles said and did as inspired by God.
 
So buckle up your seat belts and come along for a fast and exciting ride through the first 30 years of the church that Jesus Christ founded.  First stop, Acts Chapter 1.