The early disciples had a different perspective when they realized why, as believers, there was no longer any need for them to fear death

It was Luke the doctor who wrote the book of Acts. The beginning of Acts was his half-way point because he had already written the Gospel of Luke. He was one of the 4 gospel writers. Acts was written over a period of 30 years … AD 30- AD 60. The Gospel story is the story of every believer as members of the church. The church is a movement not an institution.

Jesus appeared to the disciples over a period of 40 days after He had been crucified, giving convincing proofs of the truth of the Gospel. Peter, in particular, had been very discouraged after Jesus’ death because, through fear, he had denied that he even knew Jesus. After the resurrection, however, and Jesus’ gentle restoration of him, Peter’s bold preaching was used to bring multitudes into God’s kingdom.