8vo. 118p. Red cloth with gilt letters on the spine. Just hints of wear to the extremities, cloth clean and bright, guilt bright (!), previous owner's name on front free hand paper, else fine with no internal markings. Dust jacket slightly shelf worn. Thumbnail black and white photo of the author on the rear panel of the desk jacket. Floyd V. Filson was a well-known New Testament scholar whose career was spent in McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago. Chapters in this book include the following: The Book of Acts: Scope, Purpose, Impact; Preaching and Teaching in the Apostolic Church; Peter and the Twelve; James and Jewish Christianity; Paul and the Gentile Mission; Conclusion. An extremely valuable book on the early church as its history is recounted in the Book of Acts.