Acts 1:12-26
Dear RTB’ers,
Continuing in Acts 1. Many writers refer to the formal name of this book as “Acts of the Apostles”. [NOTE: This name was first used by Irenaeus in the late 2nd century. It is not known whether this was an existing name for the book or one invented by Irenaeus; it does seem clear that it was not given by the author…] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acts_of_the_Apostles. However, others like to call it the “Acts of the Holy Spirit” (myself included). I recall that the Holy Spirit is mentioned 47 times in the book of Acts. In chapter 1 we see “Holy Spirit” mentioned four times (Acts 1:2, 5, 8, 16); the first three reflecting Jesus’ words. Today’s reading is the first occurrence of the apostles using this term. Watch for it (Him!) more as we continue reading in this book!
Blessings!