Chapter 5

THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES AND THE ACKNOWLEDGED EPISTLES. 1. These Books a Natural Sequel to the Gospels--2. _The Acts of the Apostles_--External Testimonies--3. Internal Evidence--4. Credibility--5. Date of Composition--6. _The Acknowledged Epistles_--Distinction of Acknowledged and Disputed Books--7. First Group of Pauline Epistles--Second Group, or the Pastoral Epistles--Their Date--Their Peculiar Character--8. First Epistles of Peter and First of John--9. Mutual Relation between the Gospels and Later Books--10. Argument from Undesigned Coincidences