Acts: The Gospel Moves Out Part 1

Question 1

What are the four unique features of Acts?

Answer 1

1. It is the only intentional sequel in the canon 2. Only book to treat the period between Jesus’ crucifixion and the end of Paul’s ministry 3. Gives few formal commands, only highlights various characters 4. it is in a unique position in progess-emphasizing how christianity successively broke free from the law

Question 2

What could be another name for the Book of Acts?

Answer 2

The Acts of Peter and Paul or The Acts of the Holy Spirit

Question 3

Who wrote Acts?

Answer 3

Luke, Paul’s beloved physician; Gentile

Question 4

What are four major reasons to doubt Lukan authorship

Answer 4

companion could not have been to Paul because 1. Paul did not beleive in natural theology 2. Paul’s attitude to obeying law is more positive in Acts than other epistles 3. Pauls’ christology in Acts focuses on resurrection but doesn’t later 4. eschatoloy of Luke apperas to be delayed

Question 5

What are the rebuttals?

Answer 5

1. In Romans Paul recognizes natural theology 2. Paul does not believe the law can save anyone in Acts 13:39 3. Paul does stress resurrection later 4. ACts does show a lively expectation of Christs’ near return

Question 6

True or False the differences between Acts and epistles prove that Paul did not write Acts.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Date of Acts?

Answer 7

62-64AD

Question 8

Who is the audience?

Answer 8

Theophilus “lover of God”- could mean the whole church but was probably an individual, was the patron of his writing project. Also the community would have been well-to-do somewhere in the predominantly Gentile and Greek speaking eastern half of the empire.

Question 9

What are the purposes of writing?

Answer 9

(1)Historical; (2) salvation history-God’s plan of redemption, through his Holy Spirit who is the primary agent of the events; apologetic motive-defending the faith against critiques of various kinds 3rd is literary

Question 10

What is the literary genre?

Answer 10

Praxeis-narrative account of the heroic deeds of famous historical or mythological figures

Question 11

True or False. ACts is best described as theological history

Answer 11

True

Question 12

3 part outline corresponding to Acts 1:8

Answer 12

1 Jerusalem 2. Judea and Samaria 3. all over

Question 13

Two part structure?

Answer 13

Peter to Jews in first part and Paul to Gentiles in second part

Question 14

What are LUke’s six summary statements?

Answer 14

succinctly how the word of God grew and spread, the church was blessed and multiplied in numbers and similar sentiments

Question 15

What year was Pauls conversion?

Answer 15

32 or 33

Question 16

When was Paul’s second visit?

Answer 16

46-49

Question 17

What two years were house arrest?

Answer 17

60-62

Question 18

Why was four day period included in beginning of acts?

Answer 18

1. apologetic value-demonstrating Christ in bodily form 2. didactic or instructional value-Jesus used time to teach disciples how all representative portions of OT were fulfilled in him 3. predictive value-outlining God’s program for the coming ministry of the HS

Question 19

what did the ascension mean?

Answer 19

1. ressurection appearences have ended 2. indicates the way in which Jesus will come back one day 3. completion of his work of salvation

Question 20

Is Judas the only one of 12 to be replaced?

Answer 20

1. Yes, it was important to have 12 apostles to start out with

Question 21

What is def. of apostle?

Answer 21

Must have been a part of Jesus’ larger group of followers, from early days of John the B. and a witness of resurrection

Question 22

What comes with Pentecost?

Answer 22

The Holy Spirit upon all his people

Question 23

True or false. You can be repeatedly baptized?

Answer 23

False, but you can be empowered or filled with the spirit multiple times

Question 24

What does Peter specify in his first alter call?

Answer 24

repent and be baptized and receive forgiveness and the Holy Spirit

Question 25

Define repentance?

Answer 25

means not just sorrow for sin but a noticeable change of behavior

Question 26

Define water baptism?

Answer 26

was an outward sign and testimony to the inward change that God had begun in the person

Question 27

What are first elements of Christian worship?

Answer 27

preaching or teaching God’s word, fellowship, the Lord’s Supper, and prayer

Question 28

Peter’s second sermon had…

Answer 28

a pattern for Christian preaching

Question 29

What distinctive Chritological titles does Peter use?

Answer 29

Holy and Righteous One, servant, prophet, author of life

Question 30

Who was the first debate with?

Answer 30

Sadducees confront leadership of apostles because they had no informal teaching

Question 31

WHo is Joseph Barnabas?

Answer 31

son of encouragement, gave financially

Question 32

Ananias and Sapphira?

Answer 32

kept things from God and were struck down dead

Question 33

Who intervenes and saves Peter and pauls’ life later in Acts 5?

Answer 33

Gamaliel

Question 34

What was the important theme of ACts 6?

Answer 34

the word of God spread and God blessed the activity of the new church greatly…eve the greatest opponents came to faith