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Score	Author	Title	Series	Year
85.810012	Bruce, F. F.	The Book of Acts	NICNT	1988
83.61009	Bock, Darrell L.	Acts	BECNT	2007
82.310013	Witherington III, Ben	The Acts of the Apostles: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary	SRC	1997
81.81006	Stott, John R. W.	The Message of Acts: The Spirit, the Church, and the World	BST	1994
80.71008	Marshall, I. Howard	Acts	TNTC	1980
79.710010	Barrett, Charles K.	Acts	ICC	1994
78.61005	Polhill, John B.	Acts	NAC	1992
76.51006	Fitzmyer, Joseph A.	Acts of the Apostles	AYB	1998
76.21005	Longenecker, Richard N.	Acts	EBC	1984
76.21004	Peterson, David G.	The Acts of the Apostles	PNTC	2009
75.41001	Kistemaker, Simon J.	Acts	HK	1991
75.21001	Longenecker, Richard N.	Acts	REBC	2005
75.21002	Johnson, Luke Timothy	The Acts of the Apostles	SP	2006
74.91003	Gaventa, Beverly Roberts	The Acts of the Apostles	ANTC	2003
74.61003	Larkin, Jr, William J.	Acts	IVPNTC	1995
74.61001	Lloyd-Jones, D. Martin	Authentic Christianity: Acts	MLJ	2006
74.61001	Gangel, Kenneth O.	Acts	HNTC	1998
74.41001	Keener, Craig S.	Acts: An Exegetical Commentary: Volume 1 (Introduction and 1:1-2:47)		2012
73.81001	Parsons, Mikeal C.; Culy, Martin M.	Acts: A Handbook on the Greek Text	BHGNT	2003
73.81001	Parsons, Mikeal C.	Acts	PAI	2008
73.81001	Tannehill, Robert C.	The Narrative Unity of Luke-Acts		1989
73.81002	Spencer, F. Scott	The Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostles	IBT	2008
73.81002	Walaskay, Paul W.	Acts	WeBC	1998
73.61001	Hughes, R. Kent	Acts: The Church Afire	PtW	2014
73.61001	Thomas, Derek W. H.	Acts	REC	2011
73.61001	Wall, Robert W.	Acts	NIB	2002
73.61001	Chance, J. Bradley	Acts	SHBC	2007
73.61001	Hamm, M. Dennis	The Acts of the Apostles	NCBS	2005
73.61001	Schnabel, Eckhard J.	Acts	ZECNT	2012
73.61001	Bede, Venerable	Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles		1989
73.61001	Dunn, James D. G.	Christianity in the Making: Volume 2: Beginning From Jerusalem		2009
73.61002	MacArthur, John	Acts 13-28	MACNT	1997
73.31001	Calvin, John	Acts	CCC	1995
73.31002	Lenski, Richard C. H.	The Interpretation of the Acts of the Apostles 1-14	LCNT	2008
73.31002	Bruce, F. F.	The Book of Acts	NICNT	1954
73.31001	Morore, Mark E.	Acts	CPNIV	2008
73.11001	Keddie, Gordon J.	You Are My Witnesses, The message of the Acts of the Apostles	WCS	1994
72.81001	Boice, James Montgomery	Acts	JMB	2006
72.81001	Alexander, Joseph Addison	Acts	GEN	1980
72.51002	Pervo, Richard I.	Acts	HERM	2008
72.51003	Pelikan, Jaroslav	Acts	BTC	2005
72.31000	Kent Jr., Homer A.	Jerusalem to Rome: Studies in the Book of Acts		1974
71.81003	Fernando, Ajith	Acts	NIVAC	1998
71.81001	Willimon, William H.	Acts	INT	1988
71.51001	Green, Michael	Thirty Years That Changed the World: The Book of Acts for Today		2004
71.21000	Toussaint, Stanley D.	Acts		1983
71.21001	Dunn, James D. G.	The Acts of the Apostles		2016
71.01000	Alexander, Loveday	Acts: A Devotional Commentary for Study and Preaching	PBC	2006
71.01000	Jennings, Willie	Acts	Belief	2017
71.01001	Larkin, Jr, William J.	Acts	CBC	2006
71.01002	Dunn, James D. G.	The Acts of the Apostles	ECS	1996
70.71000	Hornik, Heidi J.; Parsons, Mikeal C.	The Acts of the Apostles Through the Centuries	BBC	2016
69.81002	Williams, David J.	Acts	UBNT	1990
1000	Levinskaya, Irina	The Book of Acts in Its Diaspora Setting	BAFCS	1996
1000	Bauckham, Richard J.	The Book of Acts in its Palestinian Setting	BAFCS	1995
1000	Allen Jr., O. Wesley	Matthew	FBP	2013
1000	Gempf, Conrad H.; Gill, David W. J.	The Book of Acts in Its Graeco-Roman Setting	BAFCS	1994
1000	Clarke, Andrew D.; Winter, Bruce W.	The Book of Acts in its Ancient Literary Setting	BAFCS	1993
1000	Cho, Youngmo; Park, Hyung Dae	Acts: Part 2: Chapters 13–28	NCCS	2019
1000	eds. Kwon, Yon Gyong	A Commentary on Acts	ISG	2015
1000	Vaughan, Curtis	Acts	FSGC	2009
1000	Waters, Guy Prentiss	Acts	EPSC	2014
1000	Mitch, Curtis; Hahn, Scott	The Acts of the Apostles: Commentary, Notes & Study Questions	ICSB	2013
1000	Kellum, L. Scott	Acts	EGGNT	2020
1000	Lenski, Richard C. H.	The Interpretation of the Acts of the Apostles 15-28	LCNT	1934
1000	Macleod, F. Wayne	Acts: Principles of Victory and Perseverance	LMP	2004
1000	Johnson, Dennis E.	Let’s Study Acts	LSS	2003
1000	Lightfoot, Joseph Barber	The Acts of the Apostles: A Newly Discovered Commentary (The Lightfoot Legacy Set: Volume 1)		2014
1000	MacArthur, John	Acts 1-12	MACNT	1995
1000	Merida, Tony	Exalting Jesus in Acts	CCE	2017
1000	Thompson, Alan J.	The Acts of the Risen Lord Jesus: Luke's Account of God's Unfolding Plan	NSBT	2011
1000	Allen, Ronald B.	Acts of the Apostles	FBP	2013
1000	Keener, Craig S.	Acts: An Exegetical Commentary: Volume 2 (3:1-14:28)		2013
1000	Utley, Bob	Acts	FBC
1000	Reese, Gareth L.	New Testament History: A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Acts		1984
1000		Acts	ZIBBC	2002
1000	McGarvey, J. W.	New commentary on Acts of Apostles		2010
1000		Acts	PC	2012
1000	Mills, Watson E.; Wilson, Richard F.	Acts and Pauline Writings: Volume 7	MCB	1997
1000	Ironside, H. A.	Acts	IronBC	2007
1000	Earle, Ralph	Acts	BBC	1965
1000	Packer, J. W.	The Acts of the Apostles	CBCNT	1966
1000	Cho, Youngmo; Park, Hyung Dae	Acts: Part 1: Introduction and Chapters 1–12	NCCS	2019
1000	Talbert, Charles H.	Reading Acts: A Literary and Theological Commentary	RtNT	2013
1000	Franklin, Eric	Christ the Lord: A study in the purpose and theology of Luke-Acts		1975
1000	Bock, Darrell L.	Acts	HACB	2013
1000	Keener, Craig S.	Acts: An Exegetical Commentary: Volume 3 (15:1-23:35)		2014
1000	Immanuel, Babu	Acts of the Apostles: An Exegetical and Contextual Commentary	ICNT	2017
1000	Shiell, William D.	Acts	PtWsh	2017
1000	Mohler, R. Albert	Acts 1-12 For You: Charting the birth of the church	GWFY	2018
1000	Barton, Bruce B.; Osborne, Grant R.	Acts	LABC	1999
1000		Acts	LBC	2013
1000	MacArthur, John	Acts: The Spread of the Gospel	MacSG	2012
1000		Theology of Work Bible Commentary: Volume 4: Matthew Through Acts	ToWBC	2014
1000	Keener, Craig S.	Acts: An Exegetical Commentary: Volume 4 (24:1-28:31)		2015
1000	Custer, Stewart	Witness to Christ: A Commentary on Acts		2000
1000	Balge, Richard	Acts	PBC	2005
1000	Marshall, I. Howard	Acts of the Apostles: An Introduction and Commentary	TNTC	1980
1000	Pinter, Dean	Acts	SoGBC	2019
1000	Arnold, Clinton E.	Acts	ZIBBC	2007
1000	Marshall, I. Howard	The Acts of the Apostles	NTG	1992
1000	Moore, Phil	Straight to the Heart of Acts: 60 bite-sized insights	SttHS	2010
1000	Malina, Bruce; Pilch, John J.	Social-Science Commentary on the Book of Acts	SSC	2008
1000	Horton, Stanley M.	Acts	LPC	2001
1000	Arnold, Clinton E.	Acts	ZIBBC	2019
1000	Hamilton, James M.; Vickers, Brian J.	John–Acts:Volume 9	ESVEC	2019
1000	Fruchtenbaum, Arnold G.	The Book of Acts	ABCS	2020
1000	Conzelmann, Hans	Acts of the Apostles	HERM	1988
1000	Wright, N. T.	Acts for Everyone	NTE	2008
1000	Neils, William	Acts of the Apostles	NCB	1980
1000	Ogilvie, Lloyd J.	Acts	TPC	2002
1000	Barcley, William B.	The Acts of the Apostles	DSB	1977
1000	Smith, Robert H.	Acts	CC	1970
1000	Allen, Ronald B.	Preaching Luke-Acts	PCT	2000
1000	Faw, Chalmer Ernest	Acts	BCBC	1993
1000	Phillips, John	Exploring Acts	JPCS	2001
1000	Bence, Philip	Acts: A Bible Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition	WesBC	1998
1000	Carter, Charles W.	Acts	WesBC	1966
1000	Martin, Francis	Acts	ACCS	2006
1000	Hemer, Colin J.	Book of Acts in the Setting of Hellenistic History		1990
1000	Ryrie, Charles C.	The Acts of the Apostles	EvBC	1961
1000	Wong, John-Michael	Opening up Acts	OUB	2010
1000	Wiersbe, Warren W.	Be Daring (Acts 13-28): Put Your Faith Where the Action Is	BE	2009
1000	Bruce, F. F.	Acts of the Apostles: The Greek Text with Introduction and Commentary		1952
1000	Thompson, Richard P.	Acts: A Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition	NBBC	2015
1000	Newman, Barclay M.; Nida, Eugene A.	A Handbook on the Acts of the Apostles	UBS	1993
1000	eds. Chung-Kim, Esther	Acts	RCS	2014
1000	Kurz, William S.	Acts	CCSS	2013
1000	Wiersbe, Warren W.	Be Dynamic (Acts 1-12): Experience the Power of God's People	BE	2009
1000	MacDonald, William G.	The Acts: Dynamic Christianity		1971
1000	Ogilvie, Lloyd J.	Drumbeat of Love		1982
1000	Sproul, R. C.	Acts	StAEC	2010
1000	Gaertner, Dennis	Acts	CPNIV	1995
1000	Krodel, Gerhard A.	Acts	ACNT	1986
1000	Lechler, Gotthard Victor	Acts of the Apostles	LCHS	2007
1000	Ger, Steven	The Book Of Acts: Witnesses To The World	21CBC	2005
1000	Milne, Bruce	Acts: Witnesses to Him	FB	2010

Forthcoming Commentaries

2021	Bauer, David R.	The Book of Acts as Story: A Narrative-Critical Study
?	Garland, David E.	Acts
?	Huffman, Douglas	Acts
?	Alexander, Loveday	Luke-Acts
?	Porter, Stanley E.	Acts
?	Green, Joel B.	Acts
?	Bauckham, Richard J.	Acts
?	Weatherley, J.	Acts
?	Holladay, Carl R.	Acts
?	Penner, Todd C.	Acts
?	Thompson, Alan J.	Acts
?	Shade, Robert; Nicholls, Bruce J.	Acts
?	Walton, Steve John	Acts 15-28
?	Walton, Steve John	Acts 1-14
?	Kurz, William S.	The Acts of the Apostles

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