only one work in this genre is included in the new testament canon, entitled the "acts of the apostles", sometimes called the "book of acts" or simply "acts", and primarily concerns the activities of saint peter, john the apostle, and paul the apostle, who converts to christianity in chapter 9 and becomes the main character. it is presumably the second part of a two-part work, the canonical gospel of luke being the first part, with both works being addressed to theophilus, and sharing a similar style. almost all scholars believe that they were written by the same person.