ASIN: B00GS160JA
Publisher: Corbett's
Pages: 24
"This evening we are continuing in our survey
series. We finished up the Gospels last Bible
study and we are continuing into the book of
Acts. The book of Acts is a direct continuation of
the Gospels. It was originally written as a
continuation of Luke’s Gospel. In fact, Luke and
Acts really could almost be viewed as two
volumes of one work.
Luke 1:3, you might note, “it seemed right and
proper to me also, since from the first I had been
acquainted most accurately with everything, to
write these things in sequence, most excellent
Theophilus…” Luke addresses his book to an
individual by the name of Theophilus. It was a
style of writing that was common in the Greek
world when addressing a patron. Luke was
written to give a detailed story of the things
that Jesus taught and did. He addresses it to
Theophilus.
Acts 1:1-3, note, “The former account [KJV,
“treatise”] ...
