Acts of The Apostles: An Introduction and Study Guide

The book of Acts opens with the dramatic story of tongues of flame descending upon believers at Pentecost and the prophecy of an egalitarian dispensation of the Spirit being fulfilled. Yet, as the narrative unfolds, we become aware of a tension between the socially egalitarian promise of the Pentecost story and the author''s underlying concern to provide reassurance for his elite patron Theophilus...