You might be surprised to find out that the book of Acts in the New Testament was only one of about a dozen documents from the first century Church that was considered an "Act." The title "Act" was the first century word to describe a "biography." From the first few centuries of the Church we find a number of documents that share this title. "The Acts of Paul and Thecla," "The Acts of John," and "The Acts of Andrew," are a few examples of the works...