Bible Dictionary, New Testament The New Testament book of the ACTS OF THE APOSTLES, or Acts, is the fifth book of the New Testament, following the four Gospels. The author of Acts is in some dispute, however it is clear from the presence of the notorious "we passages" -- described by Bruce as "sections (dealing largely with journeys by sea made by Paul and some of his friends) in which the narrative is cast in the first person plural ('we'/'us') instead of the usual third person plural ('they' / them')" -- that the author was present for at least some of the events narrated. As Bruce notes "it is a reasonable inference that the narrator was one of Paul's companions for the periods covered by those sections. This inference (which is not universally drawn) may have given rise at an early date to the tradition that the author of the twofold work was Luke the physician" (Bruce 7). Thus the most common identification of author is the evangelist Luke. Peterson notes that "Acts cannot be proved by quotation or allusion to have existed before about AD 150…a first century date for its composition can be argued from the evidence of the work itself." (Peterson 4). This evidence includes the fact that the book does not narrate the death of Paul, thus suggesting Paul was still alive at the time of its composition. Acts tells the story...
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