Sources

The New Testament, Acts of the Apostles

Citation Formats

General Reference

Divinity Atlas. "The New Testament, Acts of the Apostles." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/the-new-testament-acts-of-the-apostles.

APA Style

Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). The New Testament, Acts of the Apostles. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/the-new-testament-acts-of-the-apostles

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-the-new-testament-acts-of-the-apostles,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {The New Testament, Acts of the Apostles},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/the-new-testament-acts-of-the-apostles},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

This entry cites the Acts of the Apostles directly as primary New Testament scripture, traditionally attributed to the same author as the Gospel of Luke though the text itself does not name its author, making it anonymous in the strict sense the atlas records. As primary scripture it is the strongest possible source for what the text itself narrates about the early church's growth, but it is a theological and narrative account written some decades after the events it describes, not a contemporary neutral historical record, and its precise historical reliability on specific events is a genuine subject of ongoing scholarly discussion. Read here for what the text itself says, with claims about its historical accuracy on any specific point best checked against a dedicated historical critical source.

Facts

Assessment

Reliability Tier

The New Testament book of Acts, traditionally attributed to the author of the Gospel of Luke; its first chapter narrates the ascension and its second narrates Pentecost.

Notes

Attributed to the author of the Gospel of Luke. Chapter 1 narrates the ascension; chapter 2 narrates Pentecost.

Citation

Author

Anonymous

Mainstream scholarship treats Acts, like the Gospel of Luke it continues, as an anonymous later-attributed work.

Source Type

primary-scripture

Claims Backed By This Source (84 claims)

This source backs 84 claims across the atlas. As facts: 47 well-attested, 1 partially Attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 18 holds, 1 connected. Plus 16 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Articles, 20 claims: 15 well-attested, 1 partially Attested, 1 holds, 1 connected, 2 general references.
Figures, 18 claims: 14 well-attested, 2 holds, 2 general references.
Spread Events, 15 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 10 holds, 1 general references.
Religious Events, 11 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds, 2 general references.
Cities, 9 claims: 1 well-attested, 2 holds, 6 general references.
Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
Bodies of Water, 3 claims: 2 holds, 1 general references.
Numbers, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
Prophecies, 1 claims: 1 general references.