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Acts of the Apostles

Summary

The Acts of the Apostles is the fifth book of the New Testament, attributed to Luke, narrating the spread of Christianity from Jerusalem to Rome following the resurrection of Jesus. It is the primary historical source for early Christian history.

Core Contribution

Primary historical source for early Christianity; records Pentecost, Paul's conversion, and the spread of the church across the Roman world.

Key Spikes & Highlights

  • New Testament
  • early church
  • missions
  • apostles

Historical Influences

Gospel of Luke Pauline mission

Intellectual Lineage

New Testament Luke the Evangelist

Allied Works

Gospel of Luke Pauline Epistles

Contemporaries & Peers

Pauline Epistles

Minds Influenced

Christian ecclesiologymission theology

Intellectual Posterity

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