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Excerpt from Notes on the International S. S. Lessons for 1883, Vol. 1: January to March Risen Lord, etc. The present title would lead one to expect a detailed account of the work of the Apostles. But, except in the case of Peter and Paul, there is not even an approach to this. John appears in the history only three times, and then rather as the companion of Peter, than as doing anything him self; and concerning James, his brother, we have no notice except of his execution by Herod. The book was written by Luke, probably at Rome, though some say Achaia, about A. D. 63. It could not have been written before Paul's first imprison ment at Rome (a. D. 61 - 63) because the history embraces that event; nor after his release, because it contains no record of his liberation. It has been described as a special history of the planting and extension of the church, both among Jews and Gentiles, by the gradual establishing of radiating centres or sources of inuence at certain salient points throughout a large part of the empire, beginning at Jerusalem and ending at Rome. The history naturally falls into two general divisions: the first (chaps. I.-xii.) records the planting and extension of Christianity among the Jews. Jerusalem is the centre, and Peter the prominent figure. The second (chaps. Xui.-xxviii.) has for its subject the planting and growth of Christianity among the Gentiles with Antioch as the centre, and Paul the most prominent actor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperf