The introduction to the second volume of Luke’s work on the life and ministry of Jesus and of his early followers begins with a prologue (1:1–2) and continues with a succinct survey of material which Luke had included at the end of his gospel in Luke 24. The introduction to Acts focuses on the reality of Jesus’ resurrection and on the missionary commissioning of the apostles (1:3–14). The term “missionary” is understood as describing the activity of “mission” (Latin missio,