Acts of the Apostles

Commonly called "Acts" ，it is the fifth book of theNew Testament. Written by Luke as part of a 2-volume work，it is a sequelto the Gospel of Luke which tells "all that Jesus began both to do and toteach". The themes in the book revolve around

A) key persons such as Peter & Paul ;

B) important ideas and events (role of Holy Spirit，mission outreach andchurch growth) ;

C) critical problems (persecution of the church，Jew-Gentile conflict，trials before government officials);

D) expansion of the church from Jerusalem to Rome.

Acts begins with the church as a small insecure group in Jerusalem andends with Christianity reaching into every province of the Roman empire，thus proving its legitimacy as a worldwide faith for all persons. The first half(ch. 1-12) relates the conflict which the

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