Among the narrative books of the New Testament, the Acts of the Apostles stands out as containing material claiming to be an eye-witness record of the events it reports. Many passages in the story of St Paul’s missionary journeys begin with the pronoun “we” and thus claim to be personal memories. The author of the work is a skilful writer. When narrating his own experiences he writes perfect Greek; when reporting speeches of others, such as St Peter, he is careful to include the semitisms of the original.