Acts of the apostles is the one historical book of the new testament, and much of what we know about the. This summary of the book of acts provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the. It describes the coming of the holy spirit at pentecost in acts 2, the spread of the gospel outside of jerusalem in acts 8 and to the gentiles in acts 10, how the church made decisions in regards to doctrine acts 15, and more. Complete bible timeline links interlinear bible bible commentaries bible lexicon topical bible bible summary bible outline bible timeline childrens bible bible hub homepage. The holy spirit, like a powerline makes the gospel of jesus christ come alive. A timeline created with timetoasts interactive timeline maker. Underlying these important themes are the continuation of gods saving work in jesus christ as lord. Apostle pauls timeline study resources blue letter bible. The acts of the apostles often referred to simply as acts, or formally the book of acts, is the fifth book of the new testament. It, too, is a timeline on which to hang all the epistles. Timeline of the apostle paul includes the year, the life of paul, the books written, and historical events.
Timeline of the book of acts dates reference events books written historical events roman emperors c. Chronology of acts and the epistles lists the events, the reference, and the year. Paul 1st jerusalem visit this occurs in acts 9 shortly after his conversion. Events in acts and other new testament books are placed in harmony. Veritas community church the book of acts sermon series.
The book of acts gives a unique glimpse into the life and practice of the early church. Introduction to acts of the apostles christian bible reference site. Acts and the epistles chronology study resources blue letter bible. A look at the book introductions, outlines and charts on each book of the. Timeline of acts of the apostles and related events. Like luke, acts is addressed to the unknown reader theophilus, and in the introduction to acts, it is made clear that it is a continuation of luke. A list of sermons in the book of acts leadership resources. The book of acts acts is about the holy spirit, the transformation of the apostles, and the beginning of the church. Introduction to acts the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Book of acts read, study bible verses online bible study tools.