Books commentaries book of acts course a instructions. Best acts commentaries updated for 2020 best bible. Preface to studies in acts next we prepare for the study of acts verse by verse, with an introduction and overview for the verse by verse exposition. How did the residents of jerusalem react to the church. Bock provides a substantive yet highly accessible commentary on acts in this latest addition to the acclaimed becnt series. The book begins with the ascension of jesus and goes on through pauls jail time in rome, which opens his ministry to the church at rome. Before beginning the heart of his lesson, what did peter have to explain first.
Another marked feature of their very life was continuance in prayers, a fact seen prominently throughout the book of acts. Top 5 commentaries on the book of acts ligonier ministries. Content includes book studies on luke, ephesians, thessalonians, james, 1 samuel, john, and acts. Acts macarthur new testament commentary moody publishers. Peter is not mentioned in acts after the account of the council. Written by luke, the book of acts has a prominent missionary theme because it details the rapid growth of the early church and the first missionary efforts. Bradd words in boldboldbold and underlined are the answers to the blanks on the acts study guides acts 1 the book of acts was written by luke to a man named theophilus. Acts 1 jesus ascends to heaven, a new apostle chosen a. Bible study lesson sheets these are lessons designed for either a class or personal study. The book begins with the ascension of jesus into heaven acts 1. A commentary on acts of the apostles bible study guides.
If you have not already done so, save this lesson to your computer using the save feature of your browser or pdf reader. The formeraccountimade,otheophilus,ofallthatjesusbeganboth to do and teach acts 1. Acts 16 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. There are a number of other helpful commentaries on the book of acts, including those by david peterson, james montgomery boice, dennis johnson, j. Verse 1 luke referred to his gospel here as my first book. To continue the story begun in the gospel of luke ac 1. Both versions of our lessons display nicely on most small screens.
The former account i made, o theophilus, of all that jesus began both to do and teach. Pray before beginning the days assignment, asking god to speak to you. Click download or read online button to get a critical and exegetical commentary on the acts of the apostles book now. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of acts new international commentary on. Acts is the second book in the history that luke wrote. Acts commentary commentary critical and explanatory on the. Blue letter bible is a 501c3 nonprofit organization.
Constables notes on acts 2020 edition that luke was a native of syrian antioch. Bruces revised study on the book of acts is a contribution to the new international commentary on the new testament. Church on fire a sixweek series on the first cycle of acts. Acts overview spurgeons verse expositions of the bible. If the book was just before or after pauls release, then it was likely written around 63 a. He backtracks slightly to give more detail about jesus teaching of the. Kent hughes, ajith fernando, gordon keddie, richard n. Authorship it is generally held that luke, the physician and traveling companion of paul wrote both the gospel of luke and the book of acts. The temple in this book called acts was the third temple. The second principle is to identify the literary units. The acts is the story of the development of the early christian church under the impulse of the holy spirit. This is a strong attestation to the divine inspiration of the book of psalms. As readers of his major work, paul and the salvation of mankind.
Since the title was dropped by the time the book of acts was written, gardner also wonders if theophilus may have been converted by his study of the first book, luke. The book of the acts new international commentary on the new. It is intended to help you better understand some of the background and issues in lukes second volume. Standing between the gospels and the epistles, the book of acts is a bridge between the life of jesus and the ministry of the apostle paul. The new testament without acts leaves a great, yawning gap. This seminarylevel study also retains its depth and uses an engaging interactive format. One thing designed in the book of the acts is to help us to understand pauls epistles, two of which are directed to timothy. Youre already logged in with your bible gateway account. Luke also, the companion of paul, recorded in a book the gospel preached by. Questions are broken down by chapter and verse and asked in a multiplechoice. It is a bridge between the gospels and the epistles. A good study bible we recommend the following features. You will also find options for commentaries on acts that help pastors, teachers, and readers with application of the bible, commentaries that approach the scripture versebyverse, classic christian commentaries, and much more. We read of the evangelistic methods and message of the early apostles and preachers 3.
Chapterbychapter bible studies acts kathleendalton. For assurance of our own salvation, we can compare our own conversion experience with those in acts. But stephen reminded the jews that god was bigger than any temple. The offering sent by barnabas and saul to the jerusalem elders. An immense amount of apostolic service is left unrecorded, and mention is made of just a few incidents which serve to show the way the spirit of god operated in bearing witness to the risen and exalted jesus, and in conducting the disciples into the fulness of christian blessing. The book of james a detailed commentary basic training bible ministries page 2 introduction to james background of the book the epistle of james is one of the general epistles, including 1 and 2 peter, 1, 2 and 3 john, and jude. The message of acts is the church of jesus christ is divinely established and spiritually empowered to proclaim the gospel and plant believing communities locally, regionally, and globally. Acts furnishes a ladder on which to place the epistles. He cites an encyclopedia entry which he believes best. Here is a summary and overview of the book of acts. Interpreters have no right to isolate one aspect of truth by excluding others. Bobdeffinbaugh graduated from dallas theological seminary with his th. A commentary on the acts of the apostles by pastor galen l.
A commentary on the acts of the apostles southside christian. The next step is to enter your payment information. Acts is the only biblical book that chronicles the history of the church immediately after jesuss ascension. At one time the gospel of luke and the book of acts were joined together as one. A better title would be the acts or the workings of the holy spirit, because he is the real main character of the book. For this reason, this study guide commentary is designed to provide an introduction to each book of the bible. This book is an inspired account of the character of. Doughty southside christian church january 2014 introduction. Luke records many examples of conversion in the book of acts e. Acts of the apostles 4 imprisonment in rome are 6062 a. The presence and working of the holy spirit is the dominating mark of the book of acts.
His taking timothy into his acquaintance and under his tuition. Contents viii a note to readers ixx introduction to the new living translation xvv why the life application study biblee is unique xviii what is application. Acts of the apostles bible study notes, commentary, and comments. Commentary on the book of acts of the apostles by matthew. Davidistre abstract% thistrainingcoursestudiesthe book ofacts toprovideinsightintotheway theearlychurchworkedand.
Starting your free trial of bible gateway plus is easy. The book of acts pamphlet is not simply ancient history. In the freshness of faith and first love it seems likely they did this every day. The holy spirit is such a prominent figure in the acts, that the book is sometimes called the acts of the page 2 spirit. The author of acts had written a former account of jesus life. Acts commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. This book of acts bible study pamphlet shows that god is active. Our mobile version, which links to biblegateway, works better for some mobile devices. The origin of christianity and a commentary to the acts of the. These five study guides integrate bible study, prayer, worship, and reflection on themes in the book of acts issue. Read acts commentary using commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. Some have concluded that theophilus was the magistrate who heard pauls case in rome and that acts and luke was a legal brief in pauls defense isbe, theophilus 3. Several questions can be answered from the first 2 verses.
Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. Most can be obtained from a good religious bookstore. In addition, there are topical studies on issues such as spiritual leadership, gods redemptive plan, and old testament character studies. It covers the lives of peter, paul, barnabas, silas and the other christians who took the gospel far beyond jerusalem. Here at the beginning of acts luke picks up his narrative where the gospel leaves off. In this passage, luke is restating the great commission challenge jesus gave in luke 24. The miracles in the book of acts miracles where wrought recorded in. The book of acts also describes the work of the two apostles peter and paul.
Ed rickards commentary on acts is a work on several levels, designed to give the reader an opportunity to pursue his own path of learning. The book of acts new international commentary on the new. The main issues revolve around whether he is a man perhaps a greek official for whom luke acts is an apologetic for the gospel or a kind of generic everyman since the name means lover of god. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy english. Stephen said some words from the book by the prophet isaiah isaiah 66. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Pdf versions of past issue contents, and encourage them to request their free. The main issues revolve around whether he is a man perhaps a greek official for whom lukeacts is an apologetic for the gospel or a kind of generic everyman since the name means lover of god. Purpose of the book as indicated previously, the original purpose of both the gospel and acts may have been to assist. With extensive research and thoughtful chapterbychapter exegesis, bock leads readers through all aspects of the book of acts sociological, historical, and theological.
This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet language source with renderx xep formatter, version 3. As such, it provides us with a valuable account of how the church was able to grow and spread out from jerusalem into the rest of the roman empire. As the book of acts begins, an important transition takes place. During his ministry on earth, the work of preaching and teaching was done primarily by our lord. The eight handbooks were dedicated to people who, in different ways, had a.
Later on this appears to have become more settled as an observance on the first day of the week acts 20. If the book of acts were gone, there would be nothing to replace it the last recorded fact about jesus in the gospel of matthew is the resurrection. Longenecker, william larkin, john polhill, and david williams. In this book we see the first mention of the dispensation of the holy spirit and jesus command to take his gospel to all the world. Bob is a pastorteacher and elder at community bible chapel in richardson, texas, and has contributed many of his bible study series for use by the foundation. For the following reasons, luke is generally considered to be the inspired author of acts. The acts is an historical book, but it is not mere history. Acts describes the inner world of secondcentury readers and their theological convictions and should not be used to.
Those eight books are now combined into the onevolume bridgeway bible commentary, which is a companion in size, style and format to the bridgeway bible dictionary, an a to z of biblical information. It is our story, the story that informs who christians are. Read the following scripture passages and complete the form for each day. A chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 6 acts 1 50 days 1. Bruce rylands professor of biblical criticism and exegesis, university of manchester, england introduces this exellcent commentary on the book of acts with a fitting discussion on the canonicity of the new testament, aptly noting that marcions canon did not compel them to create the canon of holy scripture which has ever since, with minor variations, been accepted by the church. A chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 10 acts 2 the day of pentecost in the old testament, our day of pentecost was called the feast of weeks, or the feast of harvest, or the day of first fruits.
Other results for book of acts bible study questions and answers. Bible study quiz questions set 2 acts facts book of acts. Oct 01, 2007 respected new testament scholar darrell l. Book of acts overview insight for living ministries. Since the book of acts is the continuation of the gospel account of all jesus began to do and teach, it catalogs what jesus continued to do and teach through the holy spirit. A study of the book of acts doc a study of the book of acts pdf for more articles by pastor j. In 30 ad, all of israel was gathered in jerusalem to celebrate this feast of.
Prepared by some of the worlds leading scholars, the series provides an exposition of the new testament books that is thorough and fully abreast of modern scholarship yet faithful to the scriptures as the infallible word of god. Acts is a bridge between the gospels and the epistles. Read acts commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. The books of acts and luke are both addressed to whom. Purpose perhaps lukesopening remarks can shed a little light on hispurpose for writing. These letters were sent out as circular epistles to be passed around and read in several locations. Therefore, we must strive to understand the purpose of the whole biblical book before we interpret the individual literary units. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy. The book of acts is focused on gods mission, as god draws people into his orbit and. In what acts did the early church continue steadfastly in. In only three decades, a small group of frightened believers in jerusalem transformed. Expanded overview of the book of acts a preface addressed to theophilus identifies this book as the followup to a previous work about jesus.
Luke had written to him before and had told him about the things that jesus did and taught. What can the book of acts tell us about how the church should operate today. The main version, using reftagger from works better for other mobile devices. Acts baker exegetical commentary on the new testament. A critical and exegetical commentary on the acts of the. Its the story of the early church, early missionary work, and the initial move of the holy spirit. The jerusalem church date sermon title sermon text oct. John stott describes the spiritmotivated, worldchanging mission of the early church and applies its experiences to the modern issues that churches face every day. The book of acts embraces a period of about thirty yearsfrom the ascension of christ, a. Book of acts versebyverse bible study and indepth commentary of the acts of the apostles in plain english for everyone to understand.
Blue letter bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the bible easy and rewarding. This commentary is based upon my personal devotional notes and reflections on the book of acts. F download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Study the bible online using commentary on acts and more. Pdf the book of acts as a narrative commentary on the. It opens with a greeting to theophilus, who was also the intended recipient of lukes gospel. The book of acts new international commentary on the new testament kindle edition by bruce, f. The new testament without the book of acts leaves a great yawning gap. A commentary on acts of the apostles bible study guide. We do not recommend loose translations or oneman translations.
Many scholars believe that in rome, luke wrote both the gospel of luke and the book of acts, also known as the acts of the apostles, to assist in pauls defense. Church growth statements in the book of acts barnes bible charts 2. If the book of acts were gone, there would be nothing to replace it howson. The main function of acts is to fill in the gaps created by the story behind the letters of paul and the catholic epistles. Written in the late 19th century, commentary on the acts of the apostles is a versebyverse look at acts, which mcgarvey believed many theologians had misunderstood before. With bible gateway plus, you gain instant access to a digital bible study library, including complete notes from the niv cultural backgrounds study bible and the new bible commentary. He designed it to be read more as a narrative than simply as a reference book, and encourages readers to use it so.
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