Acts is the book of the Bible which is used today by many Christian denominations as a source of practice or theology. It is studied with different purposes in mind and from different approaches. The Theology Gateway will gather biblical commentaries for every book of the Bible in the near future, so this page is our first step in this direction. Works are in a chronological order for the different centuries.

21-st Century Commentaries on Acts

Horton, Stanley M. Acts: A Logion Press Commentary (2001)

Barclay, William. The Acts of the Apostles (2003)

Hamm, Dennis. The Acts of the Apostles: Volume 5 (NEW COLLEGEVILLE BIBLE COMMENTARY: NEW TESTAMENT) (2005)

Martin, Francis; Oden, Thomas C. Acts (Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture) (2006, Read online)

Peterson, David G. The Acts of the Apostles (Pillar New Testament Commentary) (2009)

William S. SJ Kurz, Peter Williamson, Mary Healy and Kevin Perrotta. Acts of the Apostles (Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture) (2014)

20-th Century Commentaries on Acts

Peloubet, Francis Nathan. The teachers' commentary on the Acts of the Apostles (1901)

Callan, Charles Jerome. The Acts of the Apostles (1919) A catholic commentary for priests and students.

Foakes-Jackson, Frederick John; Lake, Kirsopp; Ropes, James Hardy; Cadbury, Henry Joel. The Acts of the Apostles (1920)

Volume I, Volume II

Morgan, G. Campbell. The Acts of the Apostles by (1924)

Packer, J. W. The Acts of the Apostles (Cambridge Bible Commentaries on the New Testament)  (1966)

Marshall, Howard I. Acts. The Tyndale New Testament Commentaries. Intervarsity-Press (1980)

Bruce, Frederick Fyvie. The Acts of the Apostles: The Greek Text with Introduction and Commentary (1990)

Johnson, Luke Timothy. The Acts of the Apostles (1992)

Jervell, Jacob. The Theology of the Acts of the Apostles (1996, 2004)

Ben, Witherington. The Acts of the Apostles: A Socio-rhetorical Commentary (1998)

Couch, Mal. A Bible Handbook to the Acts of the Apostles (1999)

19-th Century Commentaries on Acts

McGarvey, John William (1829-1911). Commentary on Acts of the Apostles

Vincent, Richardson Marvin. Word Studies in the New Testament (1887).Volume I. The Synoptic Gospels, Acts, Peter, James, Jude.  This is a wonderful commentary on some key Greek phrases in the New Testament.

Hackett, Horatio Balch. A commentary on the original text of the Acts of the Apostles (1852)

Gloag, Paton James. A critical and exegetical commentary on the Acts of the Apostles (1870)

Volume I, Volume II

Denton, William. A commentary on the Acts of the Apostles (1874)

Volume I, Volume II

MacEvilly, John, Archbishop of Tuam. An exposition of the Acts of the Apostles : consisting of an analysis of each chapter, and of a commentary, critical, exegetical, doctrinal and moral (1899)

Reformation

Calvin, Jean (1509-1564). Commentary upon the Acts of the Apostles

Patristic Age

Martin, Francis; Oden, Thomas C. Acts (Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture) (2006, Read online)