Book of Acts

Overview

• Preliminary Introduction | “A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles, Volume 1”

• The Book | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Acts of the Apostles | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Acts of the Apostles | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• “Acts of the Apostles, The” | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Acts | Holman Bible Handbook

• Acts | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• “Acts, Book Of” | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• “Luke-Acts, Book of” | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• “Luke-Acts, Book of” | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Acts | The Bible Guide

• Introduction | The Bible Guide

• Acts | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Keys to Acts | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• Introduction Outline | The New American Commentary: Acts

• “Acts of the Apostles, Book of the” | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Outline

• Analytical Outline | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Outline of Contents | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Outline | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Outline of Contents | New Bible Dictionary

• Outline | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Content Outline of Acts | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Brief Outline | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• Outline of Acts | The New American Commentary: Acts

• Outline | Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament

Contents

• Acts 1–14: Contents | “A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles, Volume 1”

• Chronology of Acts | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Acts of the Apostles | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Contents | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Contents | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Outline | The Bible Guide

• Outline of the Book. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Key Events | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Background and Content | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Authorship

• Acts and Its Author | “A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles, Volume 1”

• Author | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Acts of the Apostles | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Author | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Authorship and Date | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Luke the Author | Holman Bible Handbook

• Luke the Author | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Date and Authorship | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Author | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• The Author of Acts | The New American Commentary: Acts

• Author | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

• Writer | Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament

Date

• Date | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Acts of the Apostles | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Date | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Authorship and Date | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• “Acts, Book Of” | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Date of the Book. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Date and Authorship | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Date | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• The Date of Acts | The New American Commentary: Acts

• “Date, Origin, Destination” | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Purpose

• Purpose | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Acts of the Apostles | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Purpose | Exploring the New Testament

• “Acts, Book Of” | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Origin and Purpose | New Bible Dictionary

• Genre and Purpose | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Purpose of Acts. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Origin and Purpose of Acts | The Book of the Acts

• Background and Purpose | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• The Purpose of Acts | The New American Commentary: Acts

• Purpose | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Historical Context

• Circumstances of Composition | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Background and Content | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Recipients

• The Provenance and Destination of Acts | The New American Commentary: Acts

Location

• “Acts, Book Of” | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• The Provenance and Destination of Acts | The New American Commentary: Acts

• “Date, Origin, Destination” | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Geography

• See Maps | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Expansion of the Early Church in Palestine | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Where the Action Takes Place | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Key Places in Acts | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Key Figures

• Peter and Paul | The Bible Guide

• Key People | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Paul in Acts | The Book of the Acts

Relationship

• Relation of the Acts to the Epistles | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Relation to Pauline Letters | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Acts in the New Testament | The Book of the Acts

Historicity

• Historical Value | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Acts of the Apostles | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Historical Character | New Bible Dictionary

• Luke the Historian | The New American Commentary: Acts

Composition

• Acts 1–14: Sources and Plan | “A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles, Volume 1”

• Sources | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Acts of the Apostles | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• “Acts, Book Of” | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Sources Luke May Have Used. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Origin and Purpose of Acts | The Book of the Acts

• The Sources of Acts | The New American Commentary: Acts

Text

• Text | “A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles, Volume 1”

• Text | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Acts of the Apostles | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Text | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Redaction of Mark | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• The Text of Acts | The New American Commentary: Acts

Title

• Title | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Title | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Title of the Book. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

Style

• Speeches | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Luke’s “Episodic” Style | Holman Bible Handbook

• Luke’s “Episodic” Style | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Genre and Purpose | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Style | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Luke as a Writer | The New American Commentary: Acts

Structure

• Acts | Holman Bible Handbook

• Structure of Acts | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Literary Structure | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Theological Outline of Acts | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• The Structure of Acts | The New American Commentary: Acts

Theme

• Main Themes | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Themes of Acts | Holman Bible Handbook

• Themes of Acts | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• “Acts, Book Of” | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Literary-Religious Themes in Luke-Acts | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Theme | Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament

Emphases

• Acts of the Apostles | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Apologetic Emphasis | New Bible Dictionary

• Major Theme | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• The Themes of Acts | The New American Commentary: Acts

• The Holy Spirit | Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament

Theology

• Acts of the Apostles | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Theological Perspective | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• “Acts, Book Of” | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Theological Interest | New Bible Dictionary

• The ‘Acts of the Holy Spirit’ | The Bible Guide

• Luke the Theologian | The New American Commentary: Acts

• The Church in Acts | Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament

• Baptism in Acts | Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament

Significance

• Value | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Acts in the Early Church | New Bible Dictionary

• Its Abiding Value | New Bible Dictionary

• What About Us? | The Bible Guide

• Introduction | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Acts in the Early Tradition | The New American Commentary: Acts

Spiritual Content

• Questions for Reflection | Holman Bible Handbook

• Questions for Reflection | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

Bibliography

• Bibliography | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Bibliography | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Bibliography | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Bibliography | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Sources for Additional Study | Holman Bible Handbook

• Sources for Additional Study | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Bibliography | New Bible Dictionary

• Bibliography | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Bibliography | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Select Bibliography | The Book of the Acts