Setting the Stage A. An approximate chronology of Acts: The Ascension (Acts 1) 30 AD - Matthias chosen by Lot (Acts 1:12) 30 AD - The Holy Spirit comes at Pentecost (Acts 2) 30 AD - Peter heals and preaches (Acts 3) 30 AD - Peter and John arrested and released (Acts 4) 30 AD - Believers share all (Acts 4:32) 31 AD - Deaths of Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5) 30 AD - Apostles preach and heal (Acts 5:11) 31 AD - Stephen’s speech, stoning, and death (Acts 6, 7) 31 AD - Saul persecutes the Church (Acts 8) 31 AD - Philip in Samaria (Acts 8:3) 31 AD - Simon the Sorcerer (Acts 8:9) 31 AD - Philip and the Ethiopian (Acts 8:26) 34 AD - Saul’s conversion (Acts 9) 37 AD - Peter preaches to the Gentiles (Acts 10, 11) 42 AD - Barnabas sent to Antioch (Acts 11:22) 42 AD - Peter led from prison by the Angel (Acts 12) 44 AD - Herod Agrippa dies (Acts 12:20) 48 AD - Paul’s First Missionary Journey (Acts 13) 48 AD - Paul preaches in Pisidian Antioch (Acts 13:14) 48 AD - Paul and Barnabas in Iconium (Acts 14) 48 AD - Paul and Barnabas in Lystra and Derbe (Acts 14:8) 48 AD - Paul and Barnabas return to Syrian Antioch (Acts 14:21) 48 AD - Return to Syrian Antioch (Acts 14:24) 48 AD - The Council at Jerusalem (Acts
Burridge’s book, What are the Gospels? A Comparison with Greco-Roman Biography, to make his point clear. It is definitely a worthy way in which to view Acts. He states that Richard provides a table in his Appendix that list the main proper nouns in Acts. Of course, Saul/Paul is mentioned numerous times; however, according the Walton, “‘God’ occurs more times, both in general and in the nominative case in particular.”
The book of ACTS was important back in the time after Jesus' death, up to the present day. The foundation of Christianity is what we believe from the effect of Jesus giving up His life for our sins. Luke wrote ACTS to make sure the Christian doctrine was followed the right way. There are 3 basic insights that came to my mind when studying ACTS. The first main insight to me was the Ascension of Jesus Christ, Acts 1:9-11 (pg 197, 198).
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THE BOOK OF ACTS SPEAKS Who Wrote the Book of ACTS? Luke: The Physician, the Brother of Titus wrote The Book of Luke and The Book of Acts. Where Are We?
I find Acts so interesting because mainly the book of Acts talks about Peter or Paul going and doing great works through the power of the Holy Spirit and planting churches throughout Judea and Samaria and the rest of the middle East. A man I want to focus on is Stephen.
In the book of Acts, Luke makes it clear that the leaders of the Jerusalem church and the missionaries who first helped carry “the new way” into the larger world beyond the Jewish capital to Greece and Rome did so with the same divine spirit that Jesus led his teachings (Harris, 2014). This level of dedication to spread Christianity, otherwise referred to as “the new way”, was necessary because even though these leaders had no interest in political interference, “the new way” would directly clash with current Greco-Roman tradition (Harris, 2014). Luke focuses on a select few leaders in the book of Acts even though he specifically mentions eleven of them (Harris, 2014). These select few apostles represent the leadership that began the spreading
While nobody can be completely sure who the author is, he seems to “sign” his name in the first verse of the book by stating: “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To God’s holy people in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus” This is usually the way that he starts the books that he has written. Other examples include: (Cor 1:1, Col 1:1, Gal 1:1, and the above example, Eph 1:1) Ephesians, along with Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon, are known as the Prison Epistles. These books acquired their name because, at the time of their writing, Paul was incarcerated in Rome sometime during the years AD 60-72. We know that he was imprisoned during this time due to verses in the book of acts that confirmed him being guarded during those years (Acts 28:16, 28:30, and 28:31).
The impact of the revelation was significant to Paul because he spoke to God and was given a purpose and a mission. Therefore, Paul began to spread the word of God, especially to the Gentiles. Paul claimed that he felt what Jesus felt on the cross, he felt he was buried with Christ and he thought that by imitating him you are imitating Jesus Christ. Therefore, he felt like he represented Jesus Christ and was an example of Jesus.
The book of Acts is undoubtedly a continuation of Luke’s account about what happened next when Jesus ascended to heaven before his disciples. Luke was both a careful and reliable investigator of the facts highlighted within the composition and also an eye-whiteness of some events which he could account himself in giving precise details about. The descent of the Holy Spirit on the Pentecost Day marked a pivotal point throughout the book.
I have not taken the time to include the writings of the book of Acts in this book so it is going to be absolutely necessary that you read the chapters in the Bible as we discuss them in this writing. This is by no means a complete analysis of the book of Acts but more of an outline, a conversation starter that could lead to many other discussions about the many topics in this first account of "The Church". Luke begins with referring to the gospel of Luke, so certain things are implied. Among them, words like gospel, church, apostles and the kingdom of God . Nowhere do we have concrete proof that Luke wrote the gospel of Luke but it does seem like he wrote this account.
The Acts of the Apostles is the second part of Luke. The Greek word for Acts is praxis, which means practice or deeds. “Church writers in a later period titled this portion of this account, thus comparing it to the Hellenistic writings of the same name describing the accomplishments of famous men.” There is a prologue in the beginning of Acts similar to Luke, which is very deliberate. He addresses the reader, Theophilus and assures him that this is a trustworthy account.
Because of his attribution to the New Testament as writing 13 books in the total of 27 books, Paul even considered himself “as little more than an ambassador or emissary for Jesus” (Powell, 231). Paul is the person who had oppressed the church. After that, on the road to Damascus, when he experienced a rendezvous with Jesus, he became a Christian missionary. Discussing particular theological issues, Paul’s epistles are written to a specific person or a specific group of people. Paul’s epistles are to Romans, two to Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, two to Thessalonians, two to Timothy, Titus, and Philemon.
The strongest argument for Pauline authorship in this epistle involves the ancient tradition of the church. As early as the second century Paul was regarded in the East as the author, and during the 3rd century his authorship was the accepted view. In the West where the epistle was known from earliest times, Pauline authorship was rejected and did not gain general acceptance until the forth century. Yet the strongest argument against Pauline authorship is found within the epistle itself. In 2:3 the author regards himself as one whose knowledge of Christ was secondhand.
The author is referenced several times in the New Testament starting in the book of Acts and finally in the book of Mark was probably written in Italy, and perhaps even Rome. This book has 16 chapters and is the shortest book of the four gospels. However, the details of the events and miracles of Jesus in this book are
