Oft times I have wondered about certain books of the Bible. I
have thought, what if we did not have this book in our Bible?
How would that affect the whole? When I place the book of Acts
on that pedestal, and consider, I am certain of the answer. Only
Acts and Genesis seem to hold the place of absolute. Without
them we simply could not survive. They are both irreplaceable.
The book of Acts was written by Luke. Luke is the only Gentile
writer in the Bible. It is interesting to me that Luke is
responsible for 25% of the New Testament. His two books equal
one fourth of the volume of the New Testament. I am not
positive, but it appears to me that Luke wrote at the bequest of
a wealthy patron named Theopholis. His two books address this
individual. This was a common practice that carried well into
the middle ages. A wealthy patron would sponsor someone to write
a book or thesis. This is how men like Voltaire and Rousseau
were supported financially. To me, Acts is about three men.
Those men are Simon (Peter), Saul