Acts of the Apostles book of the New Testament. It is the only 1st-century account of the expansion of Christianity in its earliest period. It was written in Greek anonymously as early as c.AD 65, but more likely later in the century, as a sequel to the Gospel of St. Luke . Luke has been traditionally regarded as the author. It falls into two divisions. The first 12 chapters focus on Peter and are an account of the Palestinian church from the Ascension of Jesus and Pentecost until the death of King Herod Agrippa I in AD 44. Chapters 13-28 deal with the missionary work of Paul, his arrest in... Read more