Book of Acts

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Book of Acts Introduction
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Introduction

• Acts is often called Luke, Volume II
• Completes the Pentateuch of the
• New Testament.
• Regarded by many as the most
• exciting and relevant book for the
• current believer, it is, indeed, one of
• the most rewarding and instructive.
• Acts is both history and theology.

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Pre-Trial Documents?
Roman law required written documents, containing
all the pertinent background regarding a case, to
precede an appellant's appearance before Caesar. 
There are some scholars who suspect that the two
volumes penned by Luke were to comply with those
requirements. 
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Acts of the Apostles

• The traditional title of this book is, in some
  respects, a misnomer it primarily deals with the
  "acts" of
• Peter (Chapters 1-12) and
• Paul (Chapters 13-28). 
• It really should be called "The Acts of the Holy
  Spirit."  Jesus had indicated that the next phase
  of God's program would be "The Comforter's"

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Author
Luke never names himself as the author. External
and internal evidence confirm that Luke the
physician, author of the Gospel which bears his
name, is also the author of Acts. As early as
a.d. 170 the Muratorian Canon asserts the Lucan
authorship of the third Gospel and Acts. The
testimony of the early church fathers (a.d.
100-500) clearly affirms that Luke wrote Acts.
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Recipient

• Theophilus Lover of God
• Theo God
• Philus Lover of
• A common Roman name
• Beyond knowing that this is a Greek name
• meaning lover of God, precise
• identification is impossible.

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Book of Acts Chapter 1
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Acts 11
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of
all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
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Acts 12
Until the day in which he was taken up, after
that he through the Holy Ghost had given
commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen
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Acts 13
To whom also he showed himself alive after his
passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of
them forty days, and speaking of the things
pertaining to the kingdom of God
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Acts 14
And, being assembled together with them,
commanded them that they should not depart from
Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the
Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
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Acts 15
For John truly baptized with water but ye shall
be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days
hence.
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Acts 16
When they therefore were come together, they
asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this
time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
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Acts 17
And he said unto them, It is not for you to know
the times or the seasons, which the Father hath
put in his own power.
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Acts 18
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy
Ghost is come upon you and ye shall be witnesses
unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and
in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the
earth.
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Acts 19
And when he had spoken these things, while they
beheld, he was taken up and a cloud received him
out of their sight.
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Acts 110
And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as
he went up, behold, two men stood by them in
white apparel
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Acts 111
Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye
gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is
taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in
like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
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Acts 112
Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount
called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath
days journey.
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Acts 113
And when they were come in, they went up into an
upper room, where abode both Peter, and James,
and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas,
Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of
Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the
brother of James.
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Acts 114
These all continued with one accord in prayer and
supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother
of Jesus, and with his brethren.
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Acts 115
And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of
the disciples, and said, (the number of names
together were about an hundred and twenty,)
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Acts 116
Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have
been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth
of David spake before concerning Judas, which was
guide to them that took Jesus.
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Acts 117
For he was numbered with us, and had obtained
part of this ministry.
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Acts 118
Now this man purchased a field with the reward of
iniquity and falling headlong, he burst asunder
in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
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And he cast down the pieces of silver in the
temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
Matt 275
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Acts 119
And it was known unto all the dwellers at
Jerusalem insomuch as that field is called in
their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say,
The field of blood
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Acts 120
For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his
habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell
therein and his bishopric let another take.
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Acts 121-22
21Wherefore of these men which have companied
with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in
and out among us, 22Beginning from the baptism of
John, unto that same day that he was taken up
from us, must one be ordained to be a witness
with us of his resurrection.
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Acts 123-24
23And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas,
who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. 24And they
prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the
hearts of all men, show whether of these two thou
hast chosen,
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Acts 125
That he may take part of this ministry and
apostleship, from which Judas by transgression
fell, that he might go to his own place.
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Acts 126
And they gave forth their lots and the lot fell
upon Matthias and he was numbered with the
eleven apostles.
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