Acts Flashcards
Acts 1
Jesus promises his spirit and ascends
Acts 2-7
In Jerusalem Pentecost and preaching.
The new temple is Jesus new covenant family and they are fulfilling the purpose that god intended for the old temple
Persecution - Stephen
Acts 8-12
Into Judea and Samaria
Movement from jersualame based community into multiethnic international movement
Phillip in Samaria, Saul converts, Peter and Cornelius, and paul/barnabas you church in Antioch and “Christians” and missionaries
Acts 13-20
Missionary journeys
- paul would go to the Jews first
Acts 15 Jerusalem council Amos-non Jews already intended to be included
Clash of cultures with Roman/Greek life
All as equals loyal to Jesus
Acts 21-28
Paul’s witness spreads to Rome
Paul arrested in Jerusalem and on trial and imprisoned and writes letters and later is preaching under house arrest in rome