West Portal: The Book of Acts

An overview of the letter:
"This is the second volume in the unified, two-part work that we know today as Luke-Acts. Both books were written by the same author, Luke, a traveling coworker to Paul (Col. 4:14). This is clear from the book’s introduction, in which Luke says, “I produced my first volume (that is, the Gospel) about all the things Jesus began to do and teach” (Acts 1:1). In this opening line, Luke is also giving a clue as to what the book of Acts will be about. In volume one, Jesus began “to do and teach,” and so volume two will naturally be about what Jesus continued to do and teach.

This leads to an interesting point about the book’s traditional, but not original, title, The Acts of the Apostles. While different apostles do appear throughout most of the stories, the only single character who unifies the story from beginning to end is Jesus, appearing personally or acting through the Holy Spirit. The book, therefore, could be more accurately named The Acts of Jesus and the Spirit." - The Bible Project

The aim of our study:
Acts is a book written to accomplish, broadly speaking, two main things:

1. to strengthen the conviction of believers by showing the saving power of Jesus spreading throughout the known world,
2. to provide a template for what life can and should look like as followers of Jesus come together to form communities of faith.

All are welcome to join!