The Acts of the Apostles, Part One

Dennis Hamm, SJ, (1936-2023) was Professor Emeritus of Theology at Creighton University and the author of many books and publications on biblical topics including The Acts of the Apostles volume from The Collegeville Bible Commentary series published by Liturgical Press. A priest of the Society of Jesus since 1970, Fr. Hamm had been a Fellow at the Yale School of Divinity, a researcher at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, and a scholar-in-residence at the Tantur Ecumenical Institute in Jerusalem.

Welcome                                                                               7
                What materials will you use?                                8
                How will you use these materials?                       8
Map: The Early Church in Acts                                           10
Lesson One (Introduction and Acts 1-2)                             11
Lesson Two (Acts 3-5)                                                        29
Lesson Three (Acts 6-8)                                                     43
Lesson Four (Acts 9-12)                                                     57
Lesson Five (Acts 13:1-15:35)                                           75
Praying with Your Group                                                    92
Reflecting on Scripture                                                      94