The Book of Acts
Acts: The Setting
Alexander’s conquest of Persian Empire
Roman world at the birth of Jesus
Roman
Roads
Acts: The Author
• Loyal co-worker
• Physician
• Historian
• Theologian
Acts: The Purposes
• Legal
• Conciliatory
• Philosophical
• Historical
• Kingdom
Acts: The Structure
Outline of Acts 1:8
“…and you shall be My witnesses both in
Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria,
and even to the remotest part of the earth.”
• Jerusalem (1-7)
– Origin and mission
• Judea/Samaria (8-12)
– Clarification of the scope
• Remotest part of the earth (13-28)
– Clarification of the gospel