What is Acts of the Apostles?
[[File:ApostleFedorZubov.jpg|thumb|[[Jesus]] surrounded by his Apostles]] The '''Acts of the Apostles''' (Greek ''Praxeis Apostolon'') is a book of the [[Bible]], which now is the fifth in the [[New Testament]]. It is often simply called '''Acts'''. Acts tells the story of the [[History of Christianity|Early Christian]] church, with particular interest for the [[Religious ministry|ministry]] of the [[Twelve Apostles]] and of [[Paul of Tarsus]]. The early chapters in [[Jerusalem]], report Jesus's [[Resurrection of Jesus|Resurrection]], his [[Ascension]], the [[Pentecost|Day of Pentecost]], and the start of the Twelve Apostles' ministry. The later chapters report Paul's conversion, his ministry, and finally his arrest and imprisonment and trip to [[Rome]]. Most people think that the author of Acts also wrote the [[Gospel of Luke]], as Acts 1:1 refers to 'the former treatise have I made, Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach'. The traditional view is that both the two books were written ''c.'' 60 by a companion of Paul named [[Saint Luke|Luke]]. Many theologians still think so. But some think the books were written by an unknown author at a later date, sometime between 80 and 150.<ref>{{cite book |last=Harris |first=Stephen L. |title=Understanding the Bible |year=1985 |publisher=Palo Alto |location=Mayfield |pages=266–268 }}</ref> <ref>{{cite book |last=Brown |first=Raymond E. |title=Introduction to the New Testament |url=https://archive.org/details/introductiontone00brow_0|access-date=9 December 2013 |year=1997 |publisher=Doubleday |isbn=9780385247672 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} == Other websites == * [http://www.biblegateway.com ''Bible Gateway 35 languages/50 versionsy'' at GospelCom.net] * [http://www.westarinstitute.org/Polebridge/Title/DatingActs/datingacts.html Dating Acts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208223852/http://www.westarinstitute.org/Polebridge/Title/DatingActs/datingacts.html |date=2007-02-08 }} * [http://unbound.biola.edu ''Unbound Bible 100+ lan