In this book, Paul Volaski describes Luke's description of the First Church, its leadership and struggles as a people of God amid competing religious claims. It helps the reader understand Luke and his contemporaries and examines the status of the church in the first century in the light of today's issues.

The books in the Westminster scripture series help secularists in their study of the Bible as evidence of Christian faith and practice. The whole volume of the Bible explains its original historical context and explores its importance to the life of the believer today.

These books are ideal for individual study and Bible study groups and groups.