| Preface | p. xiii |
| Abbreviations | p. xv |
| General Introduction | p. 1 |
| The Nature of the Book | p. 1 |
| The Author | p. 2 |
| Date of Composition | p. 5 |
| The Purpose of the Book | p. 6 |
| Context | p. 8 |
| Text | p. 11 |
| Introduction (1:1-26) | p. 13 |
| Dedication and Prologue (1:1-3) | p. 13 |
| The Acts of the Spirit | p. 16 |
| The Promise of the Spirit (1:4-8) | p. 17 |
| The Reign of God and Our Reality | p. 20 |
| The Ascension (1:9-11) | p. 23 |
| A Sight Set on Heaven | p. 24 |
| The Election of Matthias (1:12-26) | p. 27 |
| Mission and Structure | p. 30 |
| Pentecost (2:1-41) | p. 33 |
| The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit (2:1-13) | p. 33 |
| The Disadvantage of the Advantaged | p. 37 |
| Each in Our Own Tongue | p. 39 |
| Explanation and Response (2:14-41) | p. 39 |
| Peter's Speech (2:14-36) | p. 39 |
| The Response of the Crowd (2:37-41) | p. 43 |
| The Community of the Spirit | p. 43 |
| The Last Days | p. 43 |
| Dual Citizenship | p. 45 |
| A Leveling Spirit | p. 46 |
| The Church in Jerusalem (2:42-8:3) | p. 49 |
| A Summary (2:42-47) | p. 49 |
| The Church between Fear and Joy | p. 52 |
| A Miracle and Its Consequences (3:1-4:31) | p. 55 |
| The Miracle (3:1-10) | p. 55 |
| Peter's Explanation (3:11-26) | p. 56 |
| The Reaction of the Powerful (4:1-22) | p. 58 |
| The Intervention (4:1-6) | p. 58 |
| Peter's Speech (4:7-12) | p. 60 |
| The Verdict (4:13-22) | p. 61 |
| The Response of the Faithful (4:23-31) | p. 62 |
| Today's Conflicts | p. 63 |
| The Use of Goods (4:32-5:11) | p. 70 |
| Another Summary (4:32-35) | p. 70 |
| Concrete Cases (4:36-5:11) | p. 74 |
| The Nature of the Church and Its Inner Life | p. 76 |
| Interpretation and Ideology | p. 76 |
| Mission and the Use of Resources | p. 77 |
| The Price of Grace | p. 79 |
| Persecution Increases (5:12-42) | p. 81 |
| The Gospel Gains Popularity (5:12-16) | p. 81 |
| Another Attempt to Silence Peter and John (5:17-42) | p. 82 |
| The Matter of Miracles | p. 84 |
| Beware of Gamaliel! | p. 85 |
| Those Who Turn Justice to Wormwood | p. 86 |
| Hellenists and Hebrews (6:1-7) | p. 88 |
| Pluralism in the Church | p. 92 |
| Stephen (6:8-8:3) | p. 95 |
| His Arrest (6:8-12) | p. 95 |
| The Trial (6:13-7:56) | p. 96 |
| Stephen's Death: Beginning of Persecution (7:57-8:3) | p. 99 |
| When the Enemy Calls Us to Obedience | p. 100 |
| New Horizons (8:4-12:24) | p. 105 |
| Philip (8:4-40) | p. 105 |
| In Samaria (8:4-25) | p. 106 |
| Between Simon Magus and Simon Peter | p. 111 |
| The Ethiopian (8:26-40) | p. 114 |
| When the Promise Is Fulfilled | p. 118 |
| Saul's Conversion (9:1-31) | p. 119 |
| The Conversion (9:1-19) | p. 119 |
| Saul as a Disciple (9:20-31) | p. 122 |
| Damascus Roads | p. 125 |
| Renewed Calls | p. 128 |
| Peter's Work (9:32-11:18) | p. 128 |
| Two Miracles (9:32-43) | p. 129 |
| The Healing of Aeneas (9:32-35) | p. 129 |
| The Resurrection of Dorcas (9:36-43) | p. 129 |
| Peter and Cornelius (10:1-48) | p. 130 |
| The Vision of Cornelius (10:1-9a) | p. 130 |
| The Vision of Peter in Joppa (10:9b-23a) | p. 131 |
| The Events in Caesarea (10:23b-48) | p. 132 |
| Reporting to the Church in Jerusalem (11:1-18) | p. 133 |
| What God Has Made Clean, You Must Not Call Profane | p. 134 |
| The Church in Antioch (11:19-30) | p. 136 |
| The Greatness of the Small | p. 141 |
| Two-Way Mission | p. 142 |
| Herod's Persecution (12:1-24) | p. 143 |
| Introduction: James Is Killed (12:1-2) | p. 143 |
| Peter Imprisoned and Freed (12:3-19a) | p. 144 |
| Herod's Death (12:19b-24) | p. 146 |
| Faith and Persecution | p. 147 |
| The Mission Is Defined (12:25-15:35) | p. 151 |
| The Sending (12:25-13:3) | p. 152 |
| Calling and Community | p. 153 |
| Cyprus (13:4-12) | p. 154 |
| Saul, also Known as Paul | p. 156 |
| Antioch of Pisidia (13:13-51a) | p. 158 |
| The Power of the Gospel | p. 162 |
| Iconium (13:51b-14:6a) | p. 164 |
| Gospel and Polarization | p. 165 |
| Lystra and Derbe (14:6b-21a) | p. 166 |
| The Messenger and the Message | p. 167 |
| The Return (14:21b-28) | p. 168 |
| Mission to Antioch | p. 169 |
| The Council in Jerusalem (15:1-35) | p. 170 |
| The Problem Is Posed (15:1-3) | p. 170 |
| Events in Jerusalem (15:4-29) | p. 172 |
| First Reception and Difficulties (15:4-5) | p. 172 |
| The Assembly (15:6-29) | p. 172 |
| Peter Intervenes (15:6-11) | p. 173 |
| James Intervenes (15:12-21) | p. 173 |
| The Decision (15:22-29) | p. 177 |
| Return to Antioch (15:30-35) | p. 178 |
| Mission and Vision | p. 178 |
| Mission to Europe (15:36-18:22) | p. 181 |
| The Calling (15:36-16:10) | p. 181 |
| Paul and Barnabas Part (15:36-41) | p. 181 |
| Timothy Joins the Mission (16:1-5) | p. 182 |
| The Vision of the Macedonian Man (16:6-10) | p. 183 |
| Missionary Lessons | p. 185 |
| Philippi (16:11-40) | p. 188 |
| The Beginning of the Mission in Europe (16:11-15) | p. 188 |
| Mission, Challenge, and Opportunity | p. 189 |
| The Girl with a Spirit of Divination (16:16-24) | p. 191 |
| When Evil Produces Good, and Good Produces Evil | p. 191 |
| The Jailer in Philippi (16:25-34) | p. 193 |
| A Radical Conversion | p. 194 |
| The Missionaries Are Absolved and Expelled (16:35-40) | p. 195 |
| Humility and Dignity | p. 196 |
| Thessalonica (17:1-9) | p. 196 |
| A Subversive Message | p. 198 |
| Berea (17:10-14) | p. 199 |
| The Zeal of the Opposition | p. 200 |
| Athens (17:15-34) | p. 200 |
| Preaching and Popularity | p. 203 |
| The Purpose of the Human Creature | p. 204 |
| Corinth (18:1-17) | p. 205 |
| The Acts of the Spirit and the Acts of History | p. 209 |
| The Return (18:18-22) | p. 211 |
| Mission and Connection | p. 213 |
| At and around Ephesus (18:23-20:38) | p. 217 |
| Deficient Disciples (18:23-19:7) | p. 217 |
| Apollos (18:23-28) | p. 217 |
| A Summary (18:23) | p. 217 |
| The Preaching of Apollos (18:24-28) | p. 217 |
| A Woman Who Taught Theology | p. 219 |
| The Twelve Disciples in Ephesus (19:1-7) | p. 219 |
| Jesus and the Spirit | p. 220 |
| Miracles in Ephesus (19:8-22) | p. 221 |
| Paul's Teaching (19:8-10) | p. 221 |
| False Miracles (19:11-16) | p. 221 |
| A Summary about Miracles (19:11-12) | p. 221 |
| The Sarcastic Demon (19:13-16) | p. 222 |
| The Reaction of the People (19:17-20) | p. 223 |
| An Outline of the Future (19:21-22) | p. 224 |
| Victory over Today's Demons | p. 225 |
| The Riot at Ephesus (19:23-41) | p. 228 |
| Serving the Pocket | p. 231 |
| Journey to Macedonia, Greece, and Troas (20:1-12) | p. 233 |
| The Journey (20:1-6) | p. 233 |
| Eutychus (20:7-12) | p. 234 |
| The Greatest Miracle | p. 235 |
| Farewell at Miletus (20:13-38) | p. 236 |
| From Troas to Miletus (20:13-16) | p. 236 |
| Farewell to the Ephesian Elders (20:17-38) | p. 237 |
| Paul's Past Work (20:18-21) | p. 237 |
| Paul's Present Situation (20:22-24) | p. 237 |
| The Future (20:25-31) | p. 238 |
| Conclusion (20:32-38) | p. 238 |
| Ministry Today | p. 239 |
| Paul's Captivity (21:1-28:31) | p. 243 |
| From Miletus to Jerusalem (21:1-16) | p. 243 |
| The Mandates of the Spirit | p. 244 |
| Turned over to the Gentiles (21:17-22:24) | p. 246 |
| Arrival at Jerusalem (21:17-25) | p. 246 |
| Paul's Arrest at the Temple (21:26-36) | p. 247 |
| Paul's Dialogue with Lysias (21:37-39) | p. 248 |
| Paul's Speech to the People (21:40-22:24) | p. 249 |
| Powers of Opposition | p. 250 |
| Paul in the Custody of Lysias (22:25-23:33) | p. 254 |
| Paul Claims Roman Citizenship (22:25-29) | p. 254 |
| Paul before the Council (22:30-23:10) | p. 255 |
| A Plot against Paul (23:11-22) | p. 256 |
| Paul Is Sent to Caesarea (23:23-33) | p. 256 |
| Amidst the Powers | p. 258 |
| Paul in the Custody of Felix (23:34-24:27) | p. 259 |
| First Interview with Felix (23:34-35) | p. 259 |
| The Trial before Felix (24:1-23) | p. 260 |
| Interview with Felix and Drusilla (24:24-27) | p. 262 |
| Power, Patience, and Corruption | p. 262 |
| Paul in the Custody of Porcius Festus (25:1-26:32) | p. 263 |
| The Trial before Festus (25:1-12) | p. 263 |
| Paul before Agrippa and Bernice (25:13-26:32) | p. 265 |
| Witnessing amid Power, Indecision, and Curiosity | p. 268 |
| Paul Is Sent to Rome (27:1-28:10) | p. 269 |
| The Beginning of the Voyage (27:1-12) | p. 270 |
| The Authority of the Experts | p. 271 |
| Storm and Shipwreck (27:13-44) | p. 272 |
| The Church, Hope of the World | p. 274 |
| On the Isle of Malta (28:1-10) | p. 275 |
| Beware of Cheap Theology! | p. 276 |
| Paul in Italy (28:11-31) | p. 277 |
| On the Way to Rome (28:11-15) | p. 277 |
| Paul in Rome (28:16-31) | p. 278 |
| Epilogue: The Acts of the Spirit | p. 279 |
| Index | p. 281 |
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