Witherington assumes that Luke wrote before Mark and that Mark’s Gospel did not significantly impact the writing of either Luke or Acts.

The “synchronisms” (events that intentionally correspond at points in time) in the narrative of Luke-Acts point to the author’s desire to be recognized as one writing real history both in the narratives of Luke and Acts.

Witherington believes (based on the prologue of Acts) that Luke intended to write a “third volume” of Acts.

SHORT ANSWER: Please describe the following people in at least three sentences –  The audience of Acts

SHORT ANSWER: Please describe the following thing in at least three sentences –  The “Western text” of Acts

Witherington acknowledged baptism occurring in Acts but does not consider it a part of the normative pattern for Christians based on the Spirit seemingly proceeding baptism in Acts 8.

Acts was written by a Christian who assumed that his reader(s) would have some familiarity with the Christian faith, including it’s trajectory from (and tension with) Judaism.

Witherington left the door open to the possibility that the Byzantine text is reflective of the original text of Acts as opposed to the Alexandrian or Western text types.

Witherington suggests that most books in antiquity, including the Book of Acts, was probably more for public consumption (libraries, etc.) that private use.

Witherington counters the positions of Jewett and others (who claim the chronology of Paul’s letters should be preferred to Acts) by suggesting that the chronology of Acts should be trusted as much as Paul’s letters.