Acts Ch. 17-20 + Saints Flashcards
How long did Paul preach in Thessalonica? Why did he leave?
- 3 weeks
- a mob forms full of ‘loitering’, ‘worthless’ men that storms into Jason’s house
What minority groups were mentioned again as joining the Church in Beroea and Thessalonica?
- Influential women
- influential Greeks
Why did Paul leave Beroea but Timothy and Silas stayed?
Jealous Jews from Thessalonica follow and cause a commotion. The men get Paul out for his safety but stay while people cool off.
What were the two types of philosophies Paul met in Athens?
Epicurean and Stoic
What alter in Athens did Paul claim was to God?
the alter to ‘an unknown god’
What Christian teaching was a turn off for the pagans in Athens?
the resurrection - their philosophies taught strictly against afterlife/resurrection
compare the reputations of Corinth and Athens at the time
Corinth was like Vegas - sinful, large port with lots of sailors, gambling, etc.
Athens was super studies and academic
compare Paul’s reception in Corinth to his reception in Athens
Corinth’s sinful population was ready and willing to turn to God, and the Church was growing fast; while Athen’s peoples were so far into their philosophies that they struggled to believe.
who is Apollos?
a Jew who knew about Jesus, but only what John had taught him. He knew a lot about the scriptures and spoke about Jesus. Priscilla and Aquila filled him in on the rest in Antioch.
how long did Paul stay in Corinth?
year and a half
who is Gallio?
roman proconsul who kicked frustrated Jews out of a court after they were complaining about Paul’s teachings because it Rome didn’t care about problems with Jewish teachings
why did Paul have to re-baptize some people in Ephesus?
they had only learnt from John and didn’t know about the Holy Spirit. When they were baptized, it was like a mini pentecost as they spoke in tongues, prophesied, etc.
how long did Paul teach in Ephasus?
two years
How did the evil spirit respond to the Jewish exorcists? What did the Church in Ephesus do after?
The spirit said that he knew Jesus and Paul, but who were they? and then attacked them. the Church then publicly burned their magic books because they were freaked out.
why were the silversmiths, incl. Demetrius, angry with Paul?
they made a living on Artemis keepsakes, so if everyone was converted to Christianity, no one will buy his stuff. He also doesn’t want people to give up on the goddess he loves so much.
