Acts of the Apostles Flashcards
Author of Acts
Luke
Date it was written
A few Scholars: Early 60s
Most Scholars: 70s or 80s
Purpose of Writings
A faithful account
An apology for Christianity
An apology for Paul
Theological Themes
Salvation
Holy Spirit
Jerusalem as center from which Gospel spreads to rest of world
Acts 1:8
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria,
and to the ends of the earth.
Key character in Acts
God
Important event in Chapter 2
Birth of the Church
Key places in Paul’s first missionary journey
Cyprus and Galatia
Key events in Paul’s first missionary journey
Council of Jerusalem
Council of Jerusalem decision
Therefore I have reached the decision that we should not trouble those Gentiles who are turning to God, but we should write to them to abstain only from things polluted by idols and from fornication and from whatever has been strangled and from blood (Acts 15:19-20)
Key places in Paul’s second missionary journey
Galatia, Philippi, Berea, Thessalonica, and Corinth
Key events in Pauls second missionary journey
Strengthening churches in Galatia
Founding new churches in Philippi,
Berea, Thessalonica, and Corinth
Key places in Pauls’ third missionary journey
Ephesus
Key events in Pauls’ third missionary journey
Strengthening previous churches
Establishing a church in Ephesus
What happened when Paul arrived in
Jerusalem at the end of his third missionary journey?
He was arrested
