Commentaries on The Acts of The Apostles

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

Kurz, William S., SJ, Peter Williamson, Mary Healy, and Kevin Perrotta. Acts of the Apostles. Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2014.

Peterson, David G. The Acts of the Apostles. Pillar New Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009.

Martin, Francis, and Thomas C. Oden, eds. Acts. Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2006.

Hamm, Dennis. The Acts of the Apostles. Vol. 5, New Collegeville Bible Commentary: New Testament. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2005.

Jervell, Jacob. The Theology of the Acts of the Apostles. New Testament Theology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996.

Barclay, William. The Acts of the Apostles. Daily Study Bible. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2003.

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

20-th Century Commentaries on Acts

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

Witherington, Ben, III. The Acts of the Apostles: A Socio-rhetorical Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998.

Johnson, Luke Timothy. The Acts of the Apostles. Sacra Pagina Series 5. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1992.

Bruce, F. F. The Acts of the Apostles: The Greek Text with Introduction and Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990.

Marshall, I. Howard. Acts. Tyndale New Testament Commentaries. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1980.

Packer, J. W. The Acts of the Apostles. Cambridge Bible Commentaries on the New Testament. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1966.

Morgan, G. Campbell. The Acts of the Apostles. 1924.

Foakes-Jackson, F. J., Kirsopp Lake, James Hardy Ropes, and Henry Joel Cadbury. The Acts of the Apostles. London: Macmillan, 1920.

Volume I, Volume II

McGarvey, John William. Commentary on Acts of the Apostles.

Callan, Charles Jerome. The Acts of the Apostles. New York: Joseph F. Wagner, 1919. A catholic commentary for priests and students.

Peloubet, Francis Nathan. The Teachers' Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles. 1901.

19-th Century Commentaries on Acts

MacEvilly, John. An Exposition of the Acts of the Apostles: Consisting of an Analysis of Each Chapter, and of a Commentary, Critical, Exegetical, Doctrinal and Moral. Dublin: Gill, 1899.

Vincent, Marvin R. Word Studies in the New Testament. Vol. 1: The Synoptic Gospels, Acts, Peter, James, Jude. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1887. This is a wonderful commentary on some key Greek phrases in the New Testament.

Denton, William. A Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles. London: Bell and Daldy, 1874.

Gloag, Paton J. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles. Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1870.

Volume I, Volume II

Hackett, Horatio B. A Commentary on the Original Text of the Acts of the Apostles. Boston: Gould and Lincoln, 1852.

Volume I, Volume II

Reformation

Calvin, John. Commentary upon the Acts of the Apostles.

Patristic Age

Peterson, David G. The Acts of the Apostles. Pillar New Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009.

Martin, Francis, and Thomas C. Oden, eds. Acts. Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2006.