Jensens survey of the old testament adam 424
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companion Paul. Chart 49 shows the most
probable sources of information for Luke’s
Acts.
CHART 49: LUKE’S SOURCES FOR WRITING
ACTS
Notes on Chart 49
1. Luke personally observed much, as is
indicated by the three “we” sections.5 Also
it should be noted that Luke may have
witnessed the action of portions of Acts
where he does not use “we” in his narrative.
This may have been true regarding the large
section of Acts 20:5 to 28:31.
2. Luke’s main informant was Paul, who
was able to supply not only the events of his
conversion and missionary ministry but also
other facts of the early church’s history,
such as Stephen’s message and martyrdom
(chapters 6-7).
3. The remainder of the source material
for Acts concerned the early days of the
church. Most of it probably was secured
orally from other sources, such as Barnabas,
Philip, Peter, James, John, Mark, and
Mnason (e.g., Acts 21:16). Luke probably
consulted with them at such cities as
Jerusalem, Antioch of Syria, and Caesarea.
E. RELATION TO THE OTHER NEW
TESTAMENT BOOKS
Originally, Luke’s two writings — his
gospel and Acts — probably were circulated
as one work, because the narrative of his
Acts was the natural sequel to the story of
his gospel. But when John’s record was
published as the nal gospel at the end of
the rst century, Luke’s gospel was weaned
from Acts and linked with the other three
gospels to become known corporately as
“The Gospel.”6 At about the same time,
Paul’s writings were being collected and
identi ed under the one title, “The Apostle.”
Thus seventeen New Testament books were
brought together and reduced to two units.
Moreover, these two units found their
common link in Acts, as shown on Chart 50.
