the gospel of Luke. Scroggie accordingly states that the purpose of Acts was “to show that He who did and taught on earth is now doing and teaching from heaven” (p. 10). The plan of the book is suggested by Acts 1:8. (See the discussion below.) Acts covers a period of approximately thirty-three years (A.D. 30–63). At the beginning of this period Judea was governed by procurators, who had their permanent headquarters in Caesarea but sometimes took up temporary residence in Jerusalem. Pontius Pilate