The Acts of the Apostles: Interpretation, History and Theology (Biblia.com)

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The book of Acts is a remarkable fusion of the historical and theological, and its account of the early church has fascinated theologians and biblical scholars for centuries. Just who was the author of this work? And what kind of book did he write? How do we classify its genre? The Acts of the Apostles provides an advanced introduction to the study of Acts, covering important questions about...

Second, accepting Acts as a historical monograph invites us to expect the author to be an eyewitness and/or interviewer of those who participated in the events narrated. In the most serious tradition of Greek historical writing, the qualification of the historian as a participant and interviewer of eyewitnesses is essential. Marincola indicates that these methods “serve as one of the most prominent means of claiming the authority to narrate contemporary and non-contemporary history.”[101] The technical

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