The Bible is a book of sacred writings used in the Jewish and Christian religions. The book of Acts is a book of the Bible that follows the four gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke and John. The foundation of each book gives it purpose and understanding. The fundamental core of the book will help you better grasp the message conveyed in the story. In this research paper we will identify the author, the date it was written, the place it was written, the language it was written in, and who the book was written for. All of these foundational elements will come together to create the foundation of the book of Acts. The book of Acts tells the “history of Christianity from the resurrection of Jesus to the end of Paul's career.” The author of Acts always remained unknown until the end of the second century, when Luke became a possibility. When scholars began to compare Paul's letters and Acts, they discovered that the connection was Luke, the physician. In his letters there are several references to the fact that Luke was the one who traveled with Paul. Throughout the book of Acts there is the use of “we” referring to more than one traveler. The use of the words “we,” “they,” and “us” can be noted in 16:10, 17:20, 20:5, 21:1, and 28:16 to name a few. You can see how the author refers to Paul as a traveling companion: “When we arrived in Rome, Paul was allowed to live alone, with the soldier on guard.” (Acts 28:16) The truth is that no one can fully identify Luke as the author of Acts. The date Acts was written has been as much a mystery as the author who wrote it. Most scholars agree that it was written after Luke places the time between 85 and 95 AD Although some "arguments have been put forward for an early 2nd century dating". There were three important time periods in which Acts could have been written according to scholars: “an early period,