The New Acts of the Apostles

The New Acts of the Apostles is Arthur T. Pierson's book based on his series of lectures upon the foundation of the "Duff Missionary Lectureship," which he delivered in Scotland, during February and March, 1893. A sweeping biographical survey of Protestant missions in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, The New Acts of the Apostles demonstrates the thesis that God's work of bringing the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the ends of the earth has continued uninterrupted from the New Testament Book of Acts up to the present day. We are, in effect, living out additional chapters of the story that began in Acts. Filled with exciting and inspirational stories, Pierson's book introduces the reader to dozens of missionary heroes and devoted followers of Jesus. He shows how they relied upon God to provide and to move in power for the increase of His Kingdom, in ways that parallel the stories of the first Apostles. A. T. (Arthur Tappan) Pierson was an American Presbyterian pastor, missionary, author, and editor. He wrote more than fifty books, preached more than 13,000 sermons, and was editor of the Missionary Review of the World. He was friends with C. I. Scofield, D. L. Moody, George Müller (Pierson wrote Müller's first biography), Adoniram Judson Gordon, and others. Pierson also preached in C. H. Spurgeon's Metropolitan Tabernacle from 1891 to 1893. About the Scripture Testimony Edition Walking Together Press has enhanced this classic title by identifying and marking portions of the narrative that illustrate specific Biblical topics and verses. A corresponding Scripture Testimony Index has been added containing short summaries of how each topic is illustrated, making it easy to locate specific stories. This title is one of many in the Scripture Testimony Collection.