Acts of the Apostles & the Early Church
 

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We invite you to learn more about the book of Acts of the Apostles (Greek, Praxeis Apostolon) and the early Christian church of the New Testament. The book is commonly referred to as Acts by most people. Some scholars have suggested the title to be interpreted as "the Acts of the Holy Spirit."

"You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost parts of the earth." (Acts 1:8)

Tradition says Luke, a Greek physician, wrote the book of Acts sometime before Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans in the year A.D. 70. Luke, the historian and theologian, describes the apostolic age and how the early Christian church developed in a time of bitter persecution. Luke was not so much concerned to record exactly what happened, as to justify the Gentile mission to both Christians uneasy about it and pagans interested in it.

Acts continues the story began in Luke's Gospel, covering the 30 years after Jesus' ascension.
In that short time the church was established and the gospel of salvation was taken throughout the known world--from Jerusalem to Rome. Those preaching the gospel, through ordinary people with human limitations, were empowered by the Holy Spirit to turn the world "upside down."

In the book of Acts, we learn about the church and how we are also to witness for Christ. As you read Acts, put yourself in the place of the disciples who were filled with the Holy Spirit and saw people respond to the good news. And sense their strong commitment as they offered their talent and treasure to Christ.    

 

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There are many useful resources available on the Acts of the Apostles and the Early Church. Here are a few selected links that you may find of value in your Bible study.

Ancient Asia Minor - Anatolia

Apostle Paul's Shipwreck

Bible Land History (NEW)

Biblicial Tours Through Turkey & Greece

Catholic Encyclopedia

Christian Classics Ethereal Library

Christian History Made Easy

Commentaries on Acts

Early Christian Symbols

Early Christian Writings

History of the Early Church

In the Footsteps of Paul (PBS program)

Maps of Paul's Journeys

NIV Version of Acts

Persecutions in the Early Church

Sacred Destinations

Seven Churches Network

Sicarii: First Century Terrorists (NEW)

Speeches in Book of Acts

The Early Church Collection

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More Early Church Research Resources

Evangelism in the Early Church, by Michael Green

The Rise of Christianity: A Sociologist Reconsiders History, by Rodney Stark

The Triumph of the Meek: Why Early Christianity Succeeded, by Michael Walsh

Pagans and Christians, by Robin Lane Fox

The Christians as the Romans Saw Them, by Robert L Wilken

Baptism in the Early Church: History, Theology & Liturgy, by Everett Furguson

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