The Acts of the
Apostles
Session 1: Introduction
Essential Background
“…and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem
and all Judea, and Samira and to the end of
the earth” – Acts 1:8b
The Acts of the
Apostles
Fall 2013
Current Schedule:
Session
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Date
Passages
8-Sep-13
Introduction
15-Sep-13
1:1 - 26
22-Sep-13
2:1 - 13
29-Sep-13
2:14 - 47
6-Oct-13
3:1-26
13-Oct-13
4:1-31
20-Oct-13
4:32-5:11
27-Oct-13
5:12 - 41
3-Nov-13
6:1- 8:3
10-Nov-13
8:4-8:40
17-Nov-13
9:1 - 31
24-Nov-13
No Acts – Class TBD
12
1-Dec-13
9:32-10:33
13
8-Dec-13
10:34-11:18
14
15-Dec-13
11:19-12:25
22-Dec-13
No Acts – Class TBD
29-Dec-13
No Acts - Class TBD
5-Jan-14
No Acts – Class TBD
Beginning of Spring 2014 Semester
1
12-Jan-14
13:1-50
2
19-Jan-14
13:51-14:28
3
26-Jan-14
15:1-41
4
2-Feb-14
16:1 - 40
5
9-Feb-14
17:1-34
6
16-Feb-14
18:1-23
7
23-Feb-14
18:24 - 19:41
8
2-Mar-14
20:1 - 21:16
9-Mar-14
Missions
16-Mar-14
Missions
9
23-Mar-14
21:17-22:21
10
30-Mar-14
22:22 - 23:33
11
6-Apr-14
23:34-25:22
12
13-Apr-14
25:23-26:32
13
20-Apr-14
27:1-44
14
27-Apr-14
28
Topic
Overview of Acts
Jesus' Final Message
Pentecost - Fulfillment
Pentecost - 1st Sermon
Lame man and 2nd Sermon
Peter & John: Prison and Trial
Ananias & Sapphira
Apostles Persecution
Deacons and Stephen
Philip
Saul Conversion
Peter: Lydda, Joppa, Caesarea Vision
Gentiles Converted and Defended
Antioch, Herod
1st Missionary Journey
Iconium, Lystra
Jerusalem Council
2nd Derbe, Lystra, Troas, Philippi
Thessalonica, Berea, Athens
Corinth to Antioch
3rd - Galatia, Ephesus
Macedonia, Troas Miletus, Tyre, Caesarea
Paul Jews, arrest, crowd
Centurion , Sanhedrin, Jews plan to kill Paul, rescue
Felix - Festus
Agrippa
Shipwreck
Malta & Rome
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The Acts of the
Apostles
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Introduction:
A.
Author
1. Luke the Physician
Col 4:14
Philemon 1:24
2 Timothy 4:11
2. The former
to Theopolis
Luke 1:1-4
3. Written in educated Greek not mundane
B.
Purpose
1.
Ref
3:1-11
5:15-16
5:17
8:9-24
9:36-41
Peter
Healed a lame man
from birth
Shadow healed people
Ref
14:8-18
Success caused Jews
Jealousy
Dealt with Simon a
sorcerer
Raised Dorcas to life
13:45
19:11-12
13:6-11
20:9-2
Paul
Healed a lame man from
birth
Handkerchief healed
people
Success caused Jews
Jealousy
Dealt with Bar-Jesus a
sorcerer
Raised Eutychus to life
2.
3.
4. Sequel to the
Matthew 28:1-10
Mark 16:19
Luke 24:49
John 21:22
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The Acts of the
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C.
Firsts In Acts
D.
Overview
1. By Characters
a.
b.
c.
2.
3. Acts is not the history of the
D.
Time
1. Spans
Years after the Gospels
2. Destruction of Jerusalem 3. Probably written around 62 - 64 A.D.
4. Fullness of Time (Gal. 4:4)
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The Acts of the
Apostles
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E.
Map
1. Jerusalem 2. Judea
3. Samaria
3. Uttermost
4. Distance
Jer. – Antioch
Jer. - Rome
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The Acts of the
Apostles
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Acts of
You will
be my
witnesses
Year
Chapt
Emperor
Topic
Location
Stage
Character
Paul in
Acts
1
30
3
Acts of
33
37
8:1
9:32
Caligula
Church
Church is
Church
is born
scattered
Embraces
Gentiles
Jerusalem
Judea & Samaria
Jewish Period
Transition
Peter
Phillip – Barnabas – Peter –
Paul
Church
Church
Persecutor
Saved
Instructed
Tiberius
Church Grows
through testing
47
49
52
13
Claudius
Church Extends
Overseas
56
61
21:18
Nero
Church’s Leader on Trial
Uttermost Parts
Gentile Period
Paul
Church
Free Missionary
Bonded Missionary
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Time line of the life and writings of Paul
After 3 years
Gal. 1:18
Martydom of Stephen
Conversion of Saul
37
38
Paul in Tarsus
9
13 -14
18 Months
Corinth
53
54
16 - 18
55
56
2 Years 3 Months
Ephesus
19 - 21
Claudius
57
58
59
60
61
Caesarean Imprisonment First Roman Imprisionment
Third Missionary Journey
1 Thess.
2 Thess.
15
44
45
46
Paul in Antioch
3 Mo
Corinth
22 - 26
47
27 - 28
48
First Missionar
13 -14
Claudius
62
63
64
65
66
Final Travels
End of
Book
2 Timothy
Martydom of Paul
52
Second Missionary Journey
Jerusalem Council
Galatains ?
First Missionary Journey
51
Ephesians
50
43
12
Voyage to Rome
49
42
Caligula
Romans
Arrest in Jerusalem
48
41
10 - 11
1 & 2 Cor.
47
40
"fourteen years after"
Gal. 2:1
Tiberius
46
39
1 Timothy
Titus
1-8
36
Burning of
Rome
Nero
1st Christian
Persecution
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67
68
69
70
Fall of Jerusalem by Romans
34
35
Paul in
Damascus and
Araibia
Philipians
Released from Imprisonment
Acts
33
Famine Relief Visit to Jerusalem
32
Colosians
Philemon
31
Paul's 1st Visit to Jerusalem
30
Crucifixition and Resurrection
Pentecost
A.D.
Famine Relief Visit to Jerusalem
och
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Apostles
The Acts of the
Apostles
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Preceding Events:
Conclusions:
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The Acts of the
Apostles
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For Next Week:
Read through the entire book of Acts
(if you want to listen to it, try the app Bible Is or the website Bible.IS)
Read
Acts Chapter 1
1 Corinthians 15:3-10
Mediate on:
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What is the main point of chapter 1?
What is taught about Christ in this chapter?
What is taught about the Holy Spirit in this chapter?
How does Acts 1:1 - 26 relate to the theme "the church beginning to fulfill its mission through
the Holy Spirit?
What was the reason for Jesus' 40 days with the disciples?
Why was it not important for the apostles to know when the kingdom of God would come?
Bibliography:
Jensen, Irving, Acts A Self Study Guide Moody Press 1969
Swindoll, Charles Acts The Birth of An Exciting Vision Insight for Living 1979
Acts: Life Change Series NavPress 1992
Boice, James Acts Baker Books, 1997
Girard, Robert The Book of Acts Thomas Nelson, 2007
Stott, John The Message of Acts BST , IVP 1990
Pentecost, J. Dwight New Wine a Study of Transition in the Book of Acts Kregel, 2010
Bruce, FF The Book of the Acts Eerdmans 1988
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