Acts

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Acts is a New Testament book that narrates the early history and spread of the Christian church after Jesus’s resurrection and ascension.

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Acts canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical book
book of the New Testament
addressedTo Theophilus
approximateChapters 28
associatedWork Gospel of Luke
canonicalStatus canonical in most Christian traditions
centralTheme Jewish-Gentile relations in the early church
early history of the Christian church
missionary journeys
spread of the gospel
work of the Holy Spirit
describesEvent Ascension of Jesus
Council of Jerusalem
Pentecost
conversion of Saul of Tarsus
imprisonment of Paul in Rome
missionary journeys of Paul
The Stoning of Saint Stephen
surface form: stoning of Stephen
follows Gospel of John
formsSetWith Gospels and Acts
surface form: Luke–Acts
genre historical narrative
religious text
hasShortTitle Acts self-link
hasTitle Acts of the Apostles
includedInCanonOf Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Protestant churches
Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
keyVerse Acts 1:8
language Koine Greek
mainCharacter Barnabas
God the Holy Spirit
surface form: Holy Spirit

James the brother of Jesus
Paul
Peter
Philip the Evangelist
Stephen
majorLocation Antioch
Asia Minor
Greece
Judea
Rome
Samaria
narrativeFocus growth of the early Christian communities
witness of the apostles
openingLocation Jerusalem
partOf New Testament
precedes Epistle to the Romans
religion Christianity
timePeriodDescribed 1st century AD
traditionalAuthor Luke
Luke the Evangelist

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