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...

Pisidia, are short when read in comparison to the set pieces of Greco-Roman historians. The longest speech in Acts—that of Stephen—takes roughly six minutes to read. It is the most similar to the orations of characters in Greco-Roman historians; and yet, it is still shorter than most. We must also remember that Stephen’s speech is really the exception in terms of length in Acts. These comparative data can be interpreted in a number of directions. One option is to say that Luke lacked the type of

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