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Acts is an exciting story of church growth despite inner problems and outward conflict. The Book of Acts describes the spread of the gospel throughout the known world of the first century and the establishment of Christian churches in many different places. As the gospel entered new places, its preachers often faced opposition from followers of other religions, and sometimes this opposition...

The Greek word he uses (translated in the NIV as ‘book’) is logos, which is usually translatable as ‘narrative’ or ‘account.’ He does not use biblos, the usual word for ‘book.’2 This strongly suggests that Luke ‘composed Acts as a single storyline extending from his Gospel.’3 The connectedness is made explicit by his choice of verb (erxato) in verse one: ‘all that Jesus began to do and teach …’ The overlap of the two parts is further signalled by the repetition of the ascension account in Luke 24:50–51
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