Acts of the Apostles The Acts of the Apostles, usually referred
to simply as Acts, is the first book of the New Testament after
the Gospels. It tells the story of the early church from the
ascension of Jesus to the house arrest of Paul in Rome. The
opening of Acts refers to "the first book" and, like the Gospel
of Luke, is addressed to a man named Theophilus. This makes it
highly likely that Acts was written by the same person as Luke.
Contradictions in Acts In the account of Paul's conversion in
chapter 9 , it says that Paul's companions heard Jesus' voice
but did not see anyone. However, in chapter 22 , Paul says that
his companions saw the light but did not hear the voice. It
seems the author of Acts believed they had gotten half of the
experience, but could not keep straight which half. this is also
where judus iscariots 2nd death is mentioned