THE BOOK OF ACTS

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It is widely accepted that Acts was written by the same person who wrote the Gospel
of Luke. The reasons are:

First, the preface to the book of Acts appears to introduce a sequel (Acts 1:1 refers
to "the first narrative"). Second, both books are dedicated to the same person,
Theophilus (Luke 1:3; Acts 1:1). Third, the contents of Acts readily follow the
story of Jesus presented in Luke (see the reference to "all that Jesus began to do
and teach" in Acts 1:1). Fourth, Luke ends and Acts begins with Jesus' ascension.
This was an ancient method of connecting one book to another. Finally, both
books display similar styles and interests.

Andreas J. Köstenberger, L. Scott Kellum, and Charles L Quarles, The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown: An Introduction to the New Testament (Nashville: B&H Publishing, 2009), 258-259.

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