Volume 1: "Chapters 1-9 take us from the ascension of Jesus to the resurrection of a woman named Tabitha." --Volume 1 back cover. Volume 2: "Chapters 10-18 show us the spread of the gospel among the Gentiles, beginning with Peter in the house of a Roman Centurion through Paul's first two missionary journeys in Asia and Europe." --Volume 2 back cover. Volume 3: "As the book of Acts draws to a close, Paul takes a third missionary journey. Walking...

Volume 1: "In chapters 1-5, Luke presents the annunciation of the coming Christ-child and his harbinger, John the Baptist. The fullest account of the birth of Jesus is presented, along with the only true incident from his childhood. Then the Lord's baptism and temptation are recorded along with the chief activities of his early ministry. He is rejected by his hometown of Nazareth, and then he moves on performing micracles and preaching the gopsel...

"Ephesians is one of the Apostle Paul's four prison epistles. In diction and style, it is hardly matched by any other epistle in the Bible or in all of literature. Here Paul depicts Christ as the head of the body, and every member of the church a member of that body, working together for the gathering of God's elect."--back cover.

"First Peter could also be called "The Epistle (or even Gospel) of God's Grace." The letter is fairly brief, just five chapters, but it touches on several key doctrines including the Christian life, the requirements of holiness, and the duties of husbands and wives to one another. It was one of Martin Luther's favorites. The theme of 2 Peter is Beware False Teachers! Peter explains that false teaching and other attacks will take on many forms...