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It was written before John, included interviews from alive at the time people and borrows from Matthew and Mark (which were written in that order)
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Acts was certainly written later than Luke.
I think internally, given that the author never mentions Paul's final years but ends with Paul's imprisonment in Rome, an early date is possible (mid- 60s). That isn't conclusive, and as such a 70s or 80s dating is certainly possible. I don't know how one could arrive at anything very conclusively, but the general consensus is the last quarter of the 1st century. And earlier date to before Paul's execution is possible based on the internal evidence of the text, but how one feels about that may have largely to do with other factors such as Markan priority and thus when Mark was written, and a big one, where one stands on the Olivet Discourse--specifically for some the Olivet Discourse is evidence of a post 70 date, but that seems to involve certain assumptions.
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I think internally, given that the author never mentions Paul's final years but ends with Paul's imprisonment in Rome, an early date is possible (mid- 60s). That isn't conclusive, and as such a 70s or 80s dating is certainly possible. I don't know how one could arrive at anything very conclusively, but the general consensus is the last quarter of the 1st century. And earlier date to before Paul's execution is possible based on the internal evidence of the text, but how one feels about that may have largely to do with other factors such as Markan priority and thus when Mark was written, and a big one, where one stands on the Olivet Discourse--specifically for some the Olivet Discourse is evidence of a post 70 date, but that seems to involve certain assumptions.
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for acts there are three dates posited ranging 60-150 ce
early = the early 60s of the first century
intermediate = 80-90 ce
late = 110 - 120 ce
personally i favor the late dating
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